ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,624, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to BIOTRONIK AG (Buelach, Switzerland).
"Polymer-free drug eluting vascular stents" was invented by Ronald E. Betts (La Jolla, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This application relates generally to the field of implants and more specifically to drug eluting vascular stents and methods of making and using same. Specifically, this technology relates to controlled release of drug from an implant and particular from a stent without the presence of polymer or alteration of the implant surface."
The patent was filed on Sept. 19, 2017, under Application No. 16/334,247.
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