摘要 |
<p>An antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory endovascular (cardiovascular) stent including base material for the stent and an incorporated antimicrobial agent for the treatment of diseased blood vessel in such way that the antimicrobial agent is slowly released into the disease blood vessel wall which is in direct contact with the stent to treat the blood vessel tissue or the plaque by both killing the disease-causing microbe(s) and relieving the inflammation. The stent can slowly release the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent(s) directly to the diseased tissue or the plaque that is infected by microbes. Consequently, the inflammation is relieved by the anti-inflammatory agent and the inflammation causing microbes are controlled or killed by the antimicrobial agent.</p> |