| 摘要 |
A medicated prosthesis, such as a stent, is deployed in a human vessel. A metallic stent has a plurality of pores in the metal which are loaded with medication. When the stent is implanted into the vasculature of a patient, the medication in the stent dissipates into the tissue of the vasculature proximate the stent. The stent may be formed from a porous metal in the form of a wire, tube, or metal sheet. The present invention also includes a method of treating vasculature disease by delivering medication to the site of the vascular disease including the step of deploying a metal stent having a plurality of pores in the stent and further having medication in the pores and delivering the stent to the site of vasculature disease. |
