Monolayer modification to gold coated stents to reduce adsorption

a stent and monolayer technology, applied in the field of gold plated stents, can solve the problems of increasing the likelihood of restenosis

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-08-01
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The monolayer coating effectively reduces protein adsorption, potentially lowering the risk of restenosis and improving stent performance by modifying the surface properties of noble metal stents.

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Over time, stents that have been implanted in the body tend, whether gold plated or otherwise, to have proteins adsorbed thereto which increases the likelihood of restenosis.

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in its various embodiments is provided below.

[0017] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an inventive stent;

[0018] FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the stent of FIG. 1 taken along line 22;

[0019] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of another inventive stent; and

[0020] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of another inventive stent.

[0021] For the purposes of this disclosure, unless otherwise indicated, like reference numerals in the figures refer to the same component.

[0022] The instant invention is directed in at least some of its embodiments to coated stents. Other embodiments of the invention include methods of coating stents.

[0023] The inventive stent may be any suitable stent having a surface at least a portion of which comprises metal with an inventive coating thereon. An example of a stent is shown in FIG. 1 at 100. Stent 100 comprises a plurality of serpentine segments 104, each of which comprises a plurality of interconnected struts 107. Segments 104, which are adjacent one anoth...

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A stent has a body and a surface with at least a portion of the surface comprising metal with a coating thereon. The coating is selected from the group consisting of thiols and disulfides and combinations thereof. The thiols are of the form R-SH and the disulfide of the form R-S-S-R'' where R is an alkyl group and R'' is an alkyl group. The metal is selected from the group consisting of noble metals, silver and copper.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0001] The use of gold plated stents is known in the art and is disclosed in a number of patents and patent applications including U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,824,045, 6,099,561 and copending and commonly assigned U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 697,634 filed Oct. 26, 2000. Gold plating increases the radiopacity of the stent, a feature that has proven useful for imaging purposes.[0002] Over time, stents that have been implanted in the body tend, whether gold plated or otherwise, to have proteins adsorbed thereto which increases the likelihood of restenosis. While numerous surface modification treatments to achieve desired surface properties are known for stents, there remains a need for treatment processes for modifying the surface properties of stents having a surface of gold or other noble metals.[0003] For the purposes of this disclosure, the term noble metal shall refer to a metal of the group Ruthenium (Ru), Rhodium (Rd), Palladium (Pd), Osmium (Os), Iridium (Ir), Plat...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61F2/06A61F2/90A61L31/02A61L31/08
CPCA61F2/91A61L31/022A61L31/08A61L31/088
InventorYOU, CHUANTING
OwnerYOU CHUANTING