Inventors:
Luis A. Davila - Coral Springs FL, US
David Christian Lentz - Weston FL, US
Gerard H. Llanos - Stewartsville NJ, US
Jorge Orlando Mendez - Miami FL, US
Pallassana V. Narayanan - Belle Mead NJ, US
Alan Roy Pelton - Fremont CA, US
Mark B. Roller - North Brunswick NJ, US
Karl K. Scheidt - Pembroke Pines FL, US
Angelo George Scopelianos - Whitehouse Station NJ, US
James H. Silver - Palo Alto CA, US
John Spaltro - Asbury NJ, US
Christine Trepanier - Union City CA, US
David J. Wilson - Branchburg NJ, US
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc. - USA - Somerville NJ
International Classification:
B05D 1/36
B05D 3/02
Abstract:
Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a portion of the medical device. These therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may also further reduce a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. Various materials and coating methodologies may be utilized to maintain the drugs, agents or compounds on the medical device until delivered and positioned.