COATING OF A DRUG-ELUTING MEDICAL DEVICE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a drug-eluting implantable or insertable medical device comprising the steps of: (i) providing a implantable or insertable medical device with a surface, (ii) depositing at least two oppositely charged polyelectrolyte layers on at least a portion of said surface to form a polyelectrolyte multilayer on the surface, and (iii) applying a pharmaceutically active ingredient to said polyelectrolyte multilayer by precipitating said pharmaceutically active ingredient from a solution. The present invention also pertains to a drug-eluting implantable or insertable medical device obtainable by the method of the invention.