Anti-adhesion agents for drug coatings

摘要

Coated medical devices and methods for coating such devices are disclosed. The invention is directed to the use of an anti-adhesion agent in a coating for a medical device. More particularly, the invention is directed to a medical device comprising an anti-adhesion agent that prevents the self-adhesion of different portions of a coating disposed on the surface of the medical device. Additionally, this invention is directed to methods for coating such a medical device.