Combining local drug delivery and implantable medical devices

¹SurModics Inc., 9924 West 74 Street, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344-3523, USA. aanderson@surmodics.com

Medical Device Technology

|October 8, 2003

Abstract:

The targeted, controlled local delivery of a drug by an implant is the optimum method of treating a range of conditions. This review of product developments discusses potential future device applications and progress with novel techniques employing drug delivery matrices and coating methods.

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