Coatings for implantable medical devices

摘要

The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one polymer covalently bonded to heparin, and at least one pharmaceutically active agent other than heparin dispersed within the at least one polymer, a medical device coated with the composition and uses thereof.
In a preferred embodiment, the active agent is paclitaxel, genistein or rapamycin (sirolimus). The medical device is preferably a drug eluting stent.