DRUG ELUTING STENT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

摘要

Apparatus and methods for manufacturing a drug eluting stent are provided, whereby the stent comprises at least one tube having a lumen and a multiplicity of microscopic pores disposed in a lateral surface of the tube. The tube may be manufactured into any suitable stent configuration. The lumen of the tube is configured to retain a therapeutic agent that may be eluted through the multiplicity of pores into a vessel after deployment of the stent.