Local vascular delivery of probucol alone or in combination with sirolimus to treat restenosis, vulnerable plaque, AAA and stroke
申请人:Cordis Corporation
公开号:EP1974758A2
公开(公告)日:2008-10-01
Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organismfi 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 agents or compounds may also further reduce a biological organismis, reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. In addition, these therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds may be utilized to promote healing, including the prevention of thrombosis. The drugs, agents, and/or compounds may also be utilized to treat specific disorders, including vulnerable plaque. Therapeutic agents may also be delivered to the region of a disease site. In regional delivery, liquid formulations may be desirable to increase the efficacy and deliverability of the particular drug. Also, the devices may be modified to promote endothelialization. Various materials and coating methodologies may be utilized to maintain the agents or compounds on the medical device until delivered and positioned. In addition, the devices utilized to deliver the implantable medical devices may be modified to reduce the potential for damaging the implantable medical device during deployment. Medical devices include stents, grafts, anastomotic devices, perivascular wraps, sutures and staples. In addition, various polymer combinations may be utilized to control the elution rates of the therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds from the implantable medical devices.
医疗器械,尤其是植入式医疗器械,可以进行涂层处理,以尽量减少或基本消除生物体对医疗器械进入生物体后产生的反应。医疗器械可涂覆各种生物相容性材料。治疗药物、药剂或化合物可与生物相容性材料混合,并粘附在医疗设备的至少一部分上。这些治疗剂或化合物还可进一步降低生物体对医疗器械进入生物体后的反应。此外,这些治疗药物、制剂和/或化合物还可用于促进愈合,包括预防血栓形成。这些药物、制剂和/或化合物还可用于治疗特定疾病,包括易损斑块。治疗剂也可输送到疾病部位的区域。在区域性给药中,液体制剂可能是提高特定药物疗效和可给药性的理想选择。此外,还可对装置进行改良,以促进内皮化。可利用各种材料和涂层方法将药剂或化合物保持在医疗器械上,直至输送和定位。此外,还可对用于递送植入式医疗器械的装置进行改良,以降低在递送过程中损坏植入式医疗器械的可能性。医疗器械包括支架、移植物、吻合器、血管周围包裹物、缝合线和订书钉。此外,还可利用各种聚合物组合来控制治疗药物、制剂和/或化合物从植入式医疗器械中的洗脱率。