DRUG RELEASE COATED STENT

摘要

The disclosure relates to a stent for implantation in a body lumen location of interest in a patient and includes a generally flexible elastic, tubular body (10) having open ends and a thin open porous sidewall structure and a relatively thin coating layer on the tubular body including a biostable elastomeric material incorporating an amount of biologically active material dispersed therein for timed delivery therefrom.