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US09227041B2 Balloon catheters with fibers for delivery of therapeutic agent and methods of making the same 有权
用于递送治疗剂的纤维的气球导管及其制备方法

Balloon catheters with fibers for delivery of therapeutic agent and methods of making the same
Abstract:
A medical device comprises a catheter with an expandable member, fibers extending from the outer surface of the expandable member, and therapeutic agent coated on the fibers or carried in the spaces between the fibers. Upon expansion of the expandable member, the therapeutic agent is delivered from the medical device. A surfactant may be coated on the fibers. A method of manufacturing comprises coating the outer surface of an expandable member with a metallic layer, coating the metallic layer with at least one polymeric layer, forming a plurality of holes in at least one polymeric layer, forming fibers in the holes, and removing at least one polymeric layer.
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