Medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent and method...

Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Arterial prosthesis – Drug delivery

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ABSTRACT:
A device useful for localized delivery of a therapeutic agent is provided. The device includes a structure including a porous polymeric material and an elutable therapeutic agent in the form of a solid, gel, or neat liquid, which is dispersed in at least a portion of the porous polymeric material. Methods for making a medical device having a blood-contacting surface is also provided. One method involves: providing a structure comprising a porous material; contacting the structure comprising a porous material with a concentrating agent to disperse the concentrating agent throughout at least a portion of the porous material; contacting the structure comprising a porous material and the concentrating agent with a solution of a therapeutic agent; and removing the therapeutic agent from solution within the porous material at the locations of the concentrating agent. Another method involves multiple immersion steps without the use of a concentrating agent.

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