申请人:Stamler Jonathan
公开号:US20070248676A1
公开(公告)日:2007-10-25
The invention provides a method for preventing adverse effects associated with the use of a medical device in a patient by introducing into the patient a device of which at least a portion includes a prophylactic or therapeutic amount of a nitric oxide adduct. The nitric oxide adduct can be present in a matrix coating on a surface of the medical device; coated per se on a surface of the medical device; directly or indirectly bound to reactive sites on a surface of the medical device; or at least a portion of the medical device can be formed of a material, such as a polymer, which includes the nitric oxide adduct. Also disclosed is a method for preventing adverse effects associated with the use of a medical device in a patient by locally administering a nitric oxide adduct to the site of contact of said device with any internal tissue.