BIOABSORBABLE HYPOTUBES FOR INTRAVASCULAR DRUG DELIVERY

摘要

A biodegradable implantable device for delivering a drug to a treatment site includes a biodegradable hypotube (22) defining a lumen (34) and at least one drug disposed within the lumen of the hypotube. At least one drug is released from the lumen upon degradation of the biodegradable hypotube. The lumen may be compartmentalized, each compartment containing a different drug. The hypotube may also include a plurality of pores in fluid communication with the compartments providing different drug release profiles.