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US20060271169A1 US11/432,281 US43228106A US2006271169A1 US 20060271169 A1 US20060271169 A1 US 20060271169A1 US 43228106 A US43228106 A US 43228106A US 2006271169 A1 US2006271169 A1 US 2006271169A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to medical devices and methods for making same. More specifically, the invention relates to implantable medical devices having at least one porous layer, and methods for making such devices.
  • Implantable medical devices are increasingly being used to deliver one or more therapeutic agents to a site within a body. Such agents may provide their own benefits to treatment and/or may enhance the efficacy of the implantable device. For example, much research has been conducted into the use of drug eluting stents for use in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures. Although some implantable devices are simply coated with one or more therapeutic agents, other devices include means for containing, attaching or otherwise holding therapeutic agents to provide the agents at a treatment location over a longer duration, in a controlled-release manner, or the like.
  • PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  • Porous materials are commonly used in medical implants as matrices for the retention of therapeutic agents.
  • Materials that have been used for this purpose include ceramics such as hydroxyapatites and porous alumina, as well as sintered metal powders.
  • Polymeric materials such as poly(ethylene glycol)/poly(L-lactic acid) (PLGA) have also been used for this purpose. These materials are typically applied as coatings to the medical implant, raising issues regarding coating adhesion, mechanical properties, and material biocompatibility. Further, application of these coatings introduces additional complexity to the fabrication process, increasing overall production costs.
  • a method of fabricating an implantable medical device having a porous layer for releasably containing at least one therapeutic agent includes providing an implantable medical device comprising at least one alloy and removing at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer.
  • the component is removed to form the porous layer as a biocompatible material, such as gold.
  • the medical device comprises a tubular stent device having an outer surface and an inner surface.
  • the stent device may comprise a coronary artery stent for use in a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedure.
  • PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  • the alloy is disposed along the outer surface of the stent device.
  • providing the implantable medical device may also include depositing the alloy on at least one surface of the medical device.
  • the alloy may be disposed along an outer surface of the implantable medical device, such that the dissolving step forms the porous layer on the outer surface of the device.
  • the alloy includes one or more metals, such as but not limited to gold, silver, nitinol, steel, chromium, iron, nickel, copper, aluminum, titanium, tantalum, cobalt, tungsten, palladium, vanadium, platinum and/or niobium.
  • the alloy comprises at least one metal and at least one non-metal.
  • at least one substance may be embedded within the alloy. For example, a salt or an oxide particle may be embedded in the alloy to enhance pore formation upon dissolution.
  • Dissolving one or more components of the alloy may involve exposing the alloy to a dissolving substance.
  • a dissolving substance For example, a stainless steel alloy may be exposed to sodium hydroxide in one embodiment.
  • one or more of the most electrochemically active components of the alloy are dissolved.
  • additional processing may be performed.
  • the device may be coated after the dissolving step with titanium, gold and/or platinum.
  • Some embodiments further include introducing at least one therapeutic agent into the porous layer.
  • the therapeutic agent may be introduced by liquid immersion, vacuum dessication, high pressure infusion or vapor loading in various embodiments.
  • the therapeutic agent may be any suitable agent or combination of agents, such as but not limited to anti-restenotic agent(s) or anti-inflammatory agent(s), such as Rapamycin, Sirolimus, Taxol, Prednisone, and/or the like.
  • live cells may be encapsulated by the porous layer, thereby allowing transport of selected molecules, such as oxygen, glucose, or insulin, to and from the cells, while shielding the cells from the immune system of the patient.
  • Some embodiments may optionally include multiple porous layers having various porosities and atomic compositions.
  • a method for treating a blood vessel using an implantable medical device having a porous layer for releasably containing at least one therapeutic agent includes: providing at least one implantable stent having a porous layer for releasably containing at least one therapeutic agent; and placing the stent within the blood vessel at a desired location, wherein the stent releases the at least one therapeutic agent from the porous layer after placement.
  • the desired location may comprise an area of stenosis in the blood vessel, and the at least one therapeutic agent may inhibit re-stenosis of the blood vessel.
  • the therapeutic agent in some embodiments may be one or more anti-restenosis agents, anti-inflammatory agents, or a combination of both.
  • the blood vessel may be a coronary artery.
  • the placing step may involve placing the stent so as to contact the porous layer with at least one of a stenotic plaque in the blood vessel and an inner wall of the blood vessel.
  • an implantable medical device has at least one porous layer comprising at least one remaining alloy component and interstitial spaces, wherein the interstitial spaces comprise at least one removed alloy component space of an alloy, the alloy comprising the at least one remaining alloy component and the at least one removed alloy component.
  • the porous layer comprises a matrix.
  • the implantable medical device comprises an implantable stent device having an outer surface and an inner surface, and the porous layer is disposed along the outer surface.
  • the stent device may comprise a coronary artery stent for use in a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty procedure.
  • the alloy may comprise one or more metals selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, nitinol, steel, chromium, iron, nickel, copper, aluminum, titanium, tantalum, cobalt, tungsten, palladium, vanadium, platinum and/or niobium.
  • the alloy may comprise stainless steel and the porous layer may comprise iron and nickel.
  • the component (or components) that is dissolved comprises a most electrochemically active component of the alloy.
  • the device further includes at least one therapeutic agent disposed within the at least one porous layer. Any such agent or combination of agents is contemplated.
  • the device may include a titanium or platinum coating over an outer surface of the device.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an implantable stent device having a porous layer according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2A-2B are electron micrographs of a porous layer formed by dissolving silver from a gold-silver alloy, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 3A-3C are cross-sectional side views showing a method of making an implantable stent device having a porous layer, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Methods of the present invention provide means for fabricating an implantable medical device having at least one porous layer.
  • the methods involve providing an implantable medical device containing an alloy and removing at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer.
  • an alloy may first be deposited on an implantable device and one or more components of the alloy may then be removed to form the porous layer.
  • dealloying Such methods are often referred to as “dealloying.”
  • dealloying methods For a general description of dealloying methods, reference may be made to “Evolution of nanoporosity in dealloying,” Jonah Erlebacher et al., Nature 410, pp. 450-453, March 2001, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  • Dealloying a layer of an implantable device provides a porous layer, which may then be infused with one or more therapeutic agents for providing delivery of an agent into a patient via the device.
  • Use of dealloying methods will typically provide more adherent and mechanically robust porous layers on medical implantables than are currently available, while also simplifying device manufacture.
  • any suitable implantable medical device may be fabricated with methods of the invention.
  • Other devices may include, but are not limited to, other stents, stent-grafts, implantable leads, infusion pumps, vascular access devices such as implantable ports, orthopedic implants, implantable electrodes, and the like.
  • devices fabricated via methods of the present invention may be used to deliver any suitable therapy or combination of therapies in a patient care context, veterinary context, research setting or the like.
  • Therapeutic agents may include, for example, drugs, genes, anti-restenosis agents, anti-thrombogenic agents, antibiotic agents, anti-clotting agents, anti-inflammatory agents, cancer therapy agents and/or the like.
  • an implantable medical device fabricated by methods of the present invention may include an elongate stent device 10 , having two or more layers 12 , 14 and a lumen 16 .
  • stent device 10 includes an outer porous layer 12 and an inner non-porous layer 14 .
  • Other embodiments may suitably include an inner porous layer 12 and an outer non-porous layer 14 , multiple porous layers 12 , multiple non-porous layers 14 , a porous coating over an entire surface of a medical device, or any combination of porous and non-porous surfaces, layers, areas or the like to provide a desired effect.
  • porous layer 12 and non-porous layer 14 may have any suitable thicknesses in various embodiments.
  • a very thin porous layer 12 may be desired, such as for delivery of a comparatively small amount of therapeutic agent.
  • a thicker porous layer 12 may be used for delivery of a larger quantity of therapeutic agent and/or for a longer duration of agent delivery.
  • Any suitable combination and configuration of porous layer 12 and non-porous layer 14 is contemplated.
  • porous layer 12 may comprise the entire thickness of stent device 10 , so that the device is completely porous.
  • stent device 10 is only one example of a device with which porous layers may be used. Other devices may not have a lumen, for example, but may still be suitable for use in the present invention.
  • any medical device may be fabricated with one or more porous layers 12 according to embodiments of the present invention.
  • the device is an implantable stent device 10
  • any suitable type, size and configuration of stent device may be fabricated with one or more porous layers 12 .
  • stent device 10 comprises an expandable stent for implantation in a coronary artery during a PTCA procedure.
  • Such a stent device 10 may be fabricated from any suitable material or combination of materials.
  • stent device 10 comprises a stainless steel non-porous layer 14 arid an iron and nickel porous layer 12 .
  • porous layer 12 may be formed of a biocompatible material, such as gold.
  • porous layer 12 may be formed from a cobalt-chromium alloy such as L605. Any other suitable material or combination of materials is contemplated.
  • stent device 10 may include a layer or coating comprising a biocompatible material such as titanium, gold or platinum, which may provide biocompatibility, corrosion resistance or both.
  • porous layer 12 is shown in greater detail. Porous layer 12 in these figures was made by selectively dissolving silver from a gold-silver alloy. As can be seen from the scanning electron micrographs, porous layer 12 comprises a matrix of pores and structural elements. In any given embodiment, the size and density of such pores may be varied by varying one or more elements of a method for making the device and forming porous layer 12 . For example, one or more components of an alloy, a substance used to selectively dissolve the alloy, duration time of exposing the alloy to the dissolving substance, or the like may be chosen to give porous layer 12 certain desired characteristics. Thermal anneals prior or subsequent to the dealloying process may also be performed to vary pore size and density. Any suitable combination of porous layer thickness, pore size, pore density and the like is contemplated within the scope of the present invention.
  • any implantable medical device of the present invention may include one or more therapeutic agents disposed within one or more porous layers 12 .
  • any agent or combination of agents may be included.
  • any suitable method for introducing an agent into a porous layer may be used.
  • a method for fabricating an implantable medical device 20 having a porous layer suitably includes providing an implantable device comprising at least one alloy and removing at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer.
  • a medical device 20 such as a stent may include a precursor alloy layer 22 , a substrate layer 24 and a lumen.
  • Precursor alloy layer 22 can be deposited onto substrate layer 24 by various processes, including but not limited to physical vapor deposition, ion implantation, sputter deposition, thermal or electron beam evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, pulsed laser deposition, or the like.
  • precursor alloy layer 22 may be synthesized in situ from various materials, as described previously, such that exposure to the dealloying process will remove the sacrificial component of precursor alloy layer 22 , leaving behind a porous matrix.
  • precursor alloy layer 22 and substrate layer 24 may be made from the same material.
  • medical device 20 may comprise any suitable stent or other device and precursor alloy layer 22 , substrate layer 24 and/or other layers may be given any suitable configurations, thicknesses and the like.
  • precursor alloy layer 22 is disposed along an outer surface of device 20 , while in others precursor alloy layer 22 may be disposed along an inner surface, both inner and outer surfaces, or the like.
  • the alloy used to form precursor alloy layer 22 may comprise any suitable alloy and may be a metal-metal alloy or a metal-non-metal alloy.
  • components of precursor alloy layer 22 may include steel, nitinol, chromium, brass, copper, iron, nickel, aluminum, titanium, gold, silver, tantalum, cobalt, tungsten, palladium, vanadium, platinum and/or niobium.
  • one or more additional substances may be embedded within precursor alloy layer 22 to cause or enhance pore formation during the fabrication process. For example, a salt, an oxide particle or the like may be added to precursor alloy layer 22 to enhance pore formation.
  • implantable medical device 20 is typically exposed to a substance (arrows) to dissolve or otherwise remove at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer from precursor alloy layer 22 .
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  • any suitable substance may be used for removing at least one component of the alloy.
  • the alloy comprises stainless steel, such as 316L stainless steel, and dissolving at least one component of the steel comprises exposing the steel to hot sodium hydroxide to dissolve chromium and leave iron and nickel as the porous layer.
  • a silver-gold alloy may be exposed to nitric acid to dissolve the silver and leave the gold as the porous layer (as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B ).
  • a cobalt-chromium alloy such as L605
  • a sacrificial material such as silver, copper or aluminum
  • an appropriate solvent such as nitric acid, sulphuric acid or phosphoric acid
  • a platinum-copper alloy is dealloyed in the presence of sulphuric acid to produce porous platinum.
  • nitinol may be dissolved by a suitable dissolving substance to leave a porous layer. The dissolving process may include the use of electrochemical cells to bias device 20 in solution so as to facilitate the dealloying process.
  • any other suitable combination of alloy and dissolving or component-removing substance is contemplated.
  • any means for exposing medical device 20 to a dissolving substance is contemplated.
  • medical device 20 may be immersed in, sprayed with, coated with, etc. any suitable substance or combination of substances.
  • one or more components of precursor alloy layer 22 are selectively removed to form a porous layer 23 .
  • removing at least one component of the alloy comprises dissolving one or more of the most electrochemically active components of the alloy.
  • the chromium component may be dissolved, leaving the iron and nickel components.
  • Additional processing of medical device 20 may include introduction of one or more therapeutic agents into porous layer 23 .
  • Any suitable agent(s) may be introduced and they may be introduced by any desired method.
  • methods for introducing therapeutic agents include, but are not limited to, liquid immersion, vacuum dessication, high pressure infusion, vapor loading, and the like.
  • multiple therapeutic agents may be introduced into a porous matrix composed of a plurality of porous layer 23 .
  • the plurality of porous layers may vary in atomic composition, as well as in pore size and density. Compositional variations may allow for preferential binding to occur between the therapeutic agent and the coating, changing the elution kinetics of the agent. Pore size and density will also affect the transport kinetics of therapeutics from and across each layer. The use of a plurality of porous layers may thus allow for controlling elution kinetics of multiple therapeutic agents.
  • live cells may be encapsulated within lumen 26 of device 20 .
  • the entire device may be made porous (such that the internal lumen and the exterior of the device are separated by a porous layer).
  • Live cells such as pancreatic islet cells
  • the porosity of the layer adjusted to allow transport of selected molecules (such as oxygen, glucose; as well as therapeutic cellular products, such as insulin, interferon), while preventing access of antibodies and other immune system agents that may otherwise attack or compromise the encapsulated cells.
  • a protective layer or coating may be formed or added to medical device 20 , such as a titanium, gold or platinum layer or coating.
  • porous layer 23 may not be biocompatible
  • a passivation layer may be deposited into porous layer 23 to enhance biocompatibility.
  • a very thin layer of gold may be electroplated into the dealloyed porous layer 23 .
  • Electroless deposition may also be used to achieve the same effect.
  • the porous coating may also be passivated chemically or in a reactive ion plasma.

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Methods for fabricating a medical device having at least one porous layer include providing a medical device having at least one alloy and removing at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer. Although methods may be used to make stent devices with porous layers, any other suitable medical device may be made having one or more porous layers. An alloy may include any suitable combination of metals and sometimes a combination of metal and non-metal. In some embodiments, one or more of the most electrochemically active component(s) of an alloy are removed by the dissolving (or “dealloying”) process, to leave a porous matrix behind. The porous matrix layer may then be infused with one or more therapeutic agents for enhancing treatment of a patient.

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    CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/713,244 filed on Nov. 13, 2003, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/426,106 filed on Nov. 13, 2002, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates generally to medical devices and methods for making same. More specifically, the invention relates to implantable medical devices having at least one porous layer, and methods for making such devices.
  • Implantable medical devices are increasingly being used to deliver one or more therapeutic agents to a site within a body. Such agents may provide their own benefits to treatment and/or may enhance the efficacy of the implantable device. For example, much research has been conducted into the use of drug eluting stents for use in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures. Although some implantable devices are simply coated with one or more therapeutic agents, other devices include means for containing, attaching or otherwise holding therapeutic agents to provide the agents at a treatment location over a longer duration, in a controlled-release manner, or the like.
  • Porous materials, for example, are commonly used in medical implants as matrices for the retention of therapeutic agents. Materials that have been used for this purpose include ceramics such as hydroxyapatites and porous alumina, as well as sintered metal powders. Polymeric materials such as poly(ethylene glycol)/poly(L-lactic acid) (PLGA) have also been used for this purpose. These materials are typically applied as coatings to the medical implant, raising issues regarding coating adhesion, mechanical properties, and material biocompatibility. Further, application of these coatings introduces additional complexity to the fabrication process, increasing overall production costs.
  • Therefore, it would be advantageous to have improved implantable medical devices with porous layers and methods for fabricating those devices. Such methods would ideally produce a more adherent and mechanically robust porous layer while simplifying device manufacture. Methods would also ideally provide porous layers having desired pore sizes and densities. At least some of these objectives will be met by the present invention.
  • BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • Methods of the present invention provide means for fabricating an implantable medical device having at least one porous layer. In one aspect, a method of fabricating an implantable medical device having a porous layer for releasably containing at least one therapeutic agent includes providing an implantable medical device comprising at least one alloy and removing at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer. In some embodiments, the component is removed to form the porous layer as a biocompatible material, such as gold. In some embodiments, the medical device comprises a tubular stent device having an outer surface and an inner surface. For example, the stent device may comprise a coronary artery stent for use in a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedure. In some of these embodiments, the alloy is disposed along the outer surface of the stent device.
  • Optionally, providing the implantable medical device may also include depositing the alloy on at least one surface of the medical device. In various embodiments, the alloy may be disposed along an outer surface of the implantable medical device, such that the dissolving step forms the porous layer on the outer surface of the device. In some embodiments, the alloy includes one or more metals, such as but not limited to gold, silver, nitinol, steel, chromium, iron, nickel, copper, aluminum, titanium, tantalum, cobalt, tungsten, palladium, vanadium, platinum and/or niobium. In other embodiments, the alloy comprises at least one metal and at least one non-metal. Optionally, before the dissolving step at least one substance may be embedded within the alloy. For example, a salt or an oxide particle may be embedded in the alloy to enhance pore formation upon dissolution.
  • Dissolving one or more components of the alloy may involve exposing the alloy to a dissolving substance. For example, a stainless steel alloy may be exposed to sodium hydroxide in one embodiment. Typically, one or more of the most electrochemically active components of the alloy are dissolved. After the dissolving step, additional processing may be performed. For example, the device may be coated after the dissolving step with titanium, gold and/or platinum. Some embodiments further include introducing at least one therapeutic agent into the porous layer. For example, the therapeutic agent may be introduced by liquid immersion, vacuum dessication, high pressure infusion or vapor loading in various embodiments. The therapeutic agent may be any suitable agent or combination of agents, such as but not limited to anti-restenotic agent(s) or anti-inflammatory agent(s), such as Rapamycin, Sirolimus, Taxol, Prednisone, and/or the like. In other embodiments, live cells may be encapsulated by the porous layer, thereby allowing transport of selected molecules, such as oxygen, glucose, or insulin, to and from the cells, while shielding the cells from the immune system of the patient. Some embodiments may optionally include multiple porous layers having various porosities and atomic compositions.
  • In another aspect, a method for treating a blood vessel using an implantable medical device having a porous layer for releasably containing at least one therapeutic agent includes: providing at least one implantable stent having a porous layer for releasably containing at least one therapeutic agent; and placing the stent within the blood vessel at a desired location, wherein the stent releases the at least one therapeutic agent from the porous layer after placement. For example, in one embodiment the desired location may comprise an area of stenosis in the blood vessel, and the at least one therapeutic agent may inhibit re-stenosis of the blood vessel. Again, the therapeutic agent in some embodiments may be one or more anti-restenosis agents, anti-inflammatory agents, or a combination of both. In one embodiment, the blood vessel may be a coronary artery. In such embodiments, the placing step may involve placing the stent so as to contact the porous layer with at least one of a stenotic plaque in the blood vessel and an inner wall of the blood vessel.
  • In still another aspect, an implantable medical device has at least one porous layer comprising at least one remaining alloy component and interstitial spaces, wherein the interstitial spaces comprise at least one removed alloy component space of an alloy, the alloy comprising the at least one remaining alloy component and the at least one removed alloy component. In some embodiments, the porous layer comprises a matrix. Also in some embodiments, the implantable medical device comprises an implantable stent device having an outer surface and an inner surface, and the porous layer is disposed along the outer surface. For example, the stent device may comprise a coronary artery stent for use in a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty procedure. As described above, the alloy may comprise one or more metals selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, nitinol, steel, chromium, iron, nickel, copper, aluminum, titanium, tantalum, cobalt, tungsten, palladium, vanadium, platinum and/or niobium. For example, the alloy may comprise stainless steel and the porous layer may comprise iron and nickel.
  • In some embodiments, the component (or components) that is dissolved comprises a most electrochemically active component of the alloy. Generally, the device further includes at least one therapeutic agent disposed within the at least one porous layer. Any such agent or combination of agents is contemplated. Finally, the device may include a titanium or platinum coating over an outer surface of the device.
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  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an implantable stent device having a porous layer according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2A-2B are electron micrographs of a porous layer formed by dissolving silver from a gold-silver alloy, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 3A-3C are cross-sectional side views showing a method of making an implantable stent device having a porous layer, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • Methods of the present invention provide means for fabricating an implantable medical device having at least one porous layer. Generally, the methods involve providing an implantable medical device containing an alloy and removing at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer. In some embodiments, an alloy may first be deposited on an implantable device and one or more components of the alloy may then be removed to form the porous layer. Such methods are often referred to as “dealloying.” For a general description of dealloying methods, reference may be made to “Evolution of nanoporosity in dealloying,” Jonah Erlebacher et al., Nature 410, pp. 450-453, March 2001, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. Dealloying a layer of an implantable device provides a porous layer, which may then be infused with one or more therapeutic agents for providing delivery of an agent into a patient via the device. Use of dealloying methods will typically provide more adherent and mechanically robust porous layers on medical implantables than are currently available, while also simplifying device manufacture.
  • Although the following description often focuses on the example of implantable stent devices for use in PTCA procedures, any suitable implantable medical device may be fabricated with methods of the invention. Other devices may include, but are not limited to, other stents, stent-grafts, implantable leads, infusion pumps, vascular access devices such as implantable ports, orthopedic implants, implantable electrodes, and the like. Similarly, devices fabricated via methods of the present invention may be used to deliver any suitable therapy or combination of therapies in a patient care context, veterinary context, research setting or the like. Therapeutic agents may include, for example, drugs, genes, anti-restenosis agents, anti-thrombogenic agents, antibiotic agents, anti-clotting agents, anti-inflammatory agents, cancer therapy agents and/or the like. Thus, the following description of specific embodiments is provided for exemplary purposes only and should not be interpreted to limit the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
  • Referring now to FIG. 1, an implantable medical device fabricated by methods of the present invention may include an elongate stent device 10, having two or more layers 12, 14 and a lumen 16. In one embodiment, stent device 10 includes an outer porous layer 12 and an inner non-porous layer 14. Other embodiments may suitably include an inner porous layer 12 and an outer non-porous layer 14, multiple porous layers 12, multiple non-porous layers 14, a porous coating over an entire surface of a medical device, or any combination of porous and non-porous surfaces, layers, areas or the like to provide a desired effect. In one embodiment, for example, multiple porous layers may be layered over one another, with each layer having a different porosity and atomic composition. Porous layer 12 and non-porous layer 14 may have any suitable thicknesses in various embodiments. In some embodiments, for example, a very thin porous layer 12 may be desired, such as for delivery of a comparatively small amount of therapeutic agent. In another embodiment, a thicker porous layer 12 may be used for delivery of a larger quantity of therapeutic agent and/or for a longer duration of agent delivery. Any suitable combination and configuration of porous layer 12 and non-porous layer 14 is contemplated. In one embodiment, porous layer 12 may comprise the entire thickness of stent device 10, so that the device is completely porous. Again, stent device 10 is only one example of a device with which porous layers may be used. Other devices may not have a lumen, for example, but may still be suitable for use in the present invention.
  • As mentioned above, any medical device may be fabricated with one or more porous layers 12 according to embodiments of the present invention. Where the device is an implantable stent device 10, any suitable type, size and configuration of stent device may be fabricated with one or more porous layers 12. In one embodiment, stent device 10 comprises an expandable stent for implantation in a coronary artery during a PTCA procedure. Such a stent device 10 may be fabricated from any suitable material or combination of materials. In one embodiment, stent device 10 comprises a stainless steel non-porous layer 14 arid an iron and nickel porous layer 12. In some embodiments, porous layer 12 may be formed of a biocompatible material, such as gold. In other embodiments, porous layer 12 may be formed from a cobalt-chromium alloy such as L605. Any other suitable material or combination of materials is contemplated. Furthermore, stent device 10 may include a layer or coating comprising a biocompatible material such as titanium, gold or platinum, which may provide biocompatibility, corrosion resistance or both.
  • With reference now to FIGS. 2A and 2B, a porous layer 12 is shown in greater detail. Porous layer 12 in these figures was made by selectively dissolving silver from a gold-silver alloy. As can be seen from the scanning electron micrographs, porous layer 12 comprises a matrix of pores and structural elements. In any given embodiment, the size and density of such pores may be varied by varying one or more elements of a method for making the device and forming porous layer 12. For example, one or more components of an alloy, a substance used to selectively dissolve the alloy, duration time of exposing the alloy to the dissolving substance, or the like may be chosen to give porous layer 12 certain desired characteristics. Thermal anneals prior or subsequent to the dealloying process may also be performed to vary pore size and density. Any suitable combination of porous layer thickness, pore size, pore density and the like is contemplated within the scope of the present invention.
  • Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, any implantable medical device of the present invention may include one or more therapeutic agents disposed within one or more porous layers 12. As discussed above, any agent or combination of agents may be included. Additionally, as described further below, any suitable method for introducing an agent into a porous layer may be used.
  • Referring now to FIGS. 3A through 3C, a method for fabricating an implantable medical device 20 having a porous layer suitably includes providing an implantable device comprising at least one alloy and removing at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer. As shown in the cross-sectional FIG. 3A, a medical device 20 such as a stent may include a precursor alloy layer 22, a substrate layer 24 and a lumen. Precursor alloy layer 22 can be deposited onto substrate layer 24 by various processes, including but not limited to physical vapor deposition, ion implantation, sputter deposition, thermal or electron beam evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, pulsed laser deposition, or the like. Using such techniques, precursor alloy layer 22 may be synthesized in situ from various materials, as described previously, such that exposure to the dealloying process will remove the sacrificial component of precursor alloy layer 22, leaving behind a porous matrix. In another embodiment, precursor alloy layer 22 and substrate layer 24 may be made from the same material. As previously described, medical device 20 may comprise any suitable stent or other device and precursor alloy layer 22, substrate layer 24 and/or other layers may be given any suitable configurations, thicknesses and the like. In some embodiments, precursor alloy layer 22 is disposed along an outer surface of device 20, while in others precursor alloy layer 22 may be disposed along an inner surface, both inner and outer surfaces, or the like. The alloy used to form precursor alloy layer 22 may comprise any suitable alloy and may be a metal-metal alloy or a metal-non-metal alloy. In various embodiments, for example, components of precursor alloy layer 22 may include steel, nitinol, chromium, brass, copper, iron, nickel, aluminum, titanium, gold, silver, tantalum, cobalt, tungsten, palladium, vanadium, platinum and/or niobium. In some embodiments, one or more additional substances may be embedded within precursor alloy layer 22 to cause or enhance pore formation during the fabrication process. For example, a salt, an oxide particle or the like may be added to precursor alloy layer 22 to enhance pore formation.
  • As shown in FIG. 3B, implantable medical device 20 is typically exposed to a substance (arrows) to dissolve or otherwise remove at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer from precursor alloy layer 22. In various embodiments, any suitable substance may be used for removing at least one component of the alloy. In one embodiment, for example, the alloy comprises stainless steel, such as 316L stainless steel, and dissolving at least one component of the steel comprises exposing the steel to hot sodium hydroxide to dissolve chromium and leave iron and nickel as the porous layer. In another embodiment, a silver-gold alloy may be exposed to nitric acid to dissolve the silver and leave the gold as the porous layer (as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B). In another embodiment, a cobalt-chromium alloy, such as L605, is modified by the addition of a sacrificial material such as silver, copper or aluminum, which is subsequently removed by processing in an appropriate solvent, such as nitric acid, sulphuric acid or phosphoric acid, to leave a porous film of the original cobalt-chromium alloy. In another embodiment, a platinum-copper alloy is dealloyed in the presence of sulphuric acid to produce porous platinum. In some embodiments, nitinol may be dissolved by a suitable dissolving substance to leave a porous layer. The dissolving process may include the use of electrochemical cells to bias device 20 in solution so as to facilitate the dealloying process. Any other suitable combination of alloy and dissolving or component-removing substance is contemplated. Furthermore, any means for exposing medical device 20 to a dissolving substance is contemplated. For example, medical device 20 may be immersed in, sprayed with, coated with, etc. any suitable substance or combination of substances.
  • As shown in FIG. 3C, one or more components of precursor alloy layer 22 are selectively removed to form a porous layer 23. In some embodiments, removing at least one component of the alloy comprises dissolving one or more of the most electrochemically active components of the alloy. For example, in a steel alloy the chromium component may be dissolved, leaving the iron and nickel components. Additional processing of medical device 20 may include introduction of one or more therapeutic agents into porous layer 23. Any suitable agent(s) may be introduced and they may be introduced by any desired method. For example, methods for introducing therapeutic agents include, but are not limited to, liquid immersion, vacuum dessication, high pressure infusion, vapor loading, and the like.
  • In another embodiment, multiple therapeutic agents may be introduced into a porous matrix composed of a plurality of porous layer 23. As described previously, the plurality of porous layers may vary in atomic composition, as well as in pore size and density. Compositional variations may allow for preferential binding to occur between the therapeutic agent and the coating, changing the elution kinetics of the agent. Pore size and density will also affect the transport kinetics of therapeutics from and across each layer. The use of a plurality of porous layers may thus allow for controlling elution kinetics of multiple therapeutic agents. In a further embodiment, live cells may be encapsulated within lumen 26 of device 20. In one such embodiment, the entire device may be made porous (such that the internal lumen and the exterior of the device are separated by a porous layer). Live cells (such a pancreatic islet cells) can be encapsulated within the internal lumen, and the porosity of the layer adjusted to allow transport of selected molecules (such as oxygen, glucose; as well as therapeutic cellular products, such as insulin, interferon), while preventing access of antibodies and other immune system agents that may otherwise attack or compromise the encapsulated cells. In some embodiments, a protective layer or coating may be formed or added to medical device 20, such as a titanium, gold or platinum layer or coating. If there is a concern that porous layer 23 may not be biocompatible, a passivation layer may be deposited into porous layer 23 to enhance biocompatibility. For instance, a very thin layer of gold may be electroplated into the dealloyed porous layer 23. Electroless deposition may also be used to achieve the same effect. Depending on the composition of porous layer 23, the porous coating may also be passivated chemically or in a reactive ion plasma.
  • Although the present invention has been described in full, in relation to various exemplary embodiments, various additional embodiments and alterations to the described embodiments are contemplated within the scope of the invention. Thus, no part of the foregoing description should be interpreted to limit the scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.

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1. A method of fabricating an implantable medical device having at least one porous layer for releasably containing at least one therapeutic agent, the method comprising: providing an implantable medical device comprising at least one alloy; and dealloying at least a portion of the implantable medical device to form at least one porous layer.
2. A method as in claim 1, wherein the at least one alloy is cobalt-chromium.
3. A method as in claim 1, wherein providing the implantable medical device comprises providing a stent having an outer surface and an inner surface.
4. A method as in claim 1, wherein the stent is integrally formed from the at least one alloy.
5. A method as in claim 4, wherein the stent comprises cobalt-chromium.
6. A method as in claim 1, wherein providing the implantable medical device includes depositing the at least one alloy on at least one surface of the medical device.
7. A method as in claim 1, wherein the alloy is disposed along an outer surface of the implantable medical device, such that the removing step forms the porous layer on the outer surface of the device.
8. A method as in claim 1, wherein the alloy comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, nitinol, steel, chromium, iron, nickel, copper, aluminum, titanium, tantalum, cobalt, tungsten, palladium, vanadium, platinum and niobium.
9. A method as in claim 1, wherein dealloying comprises dissolving a most electrochemically active component of the alloy.
10. A method as in claim 1, further comprising introducing the at least one therapeutic agent into the porous layer.
11. A method as in claim 10, wherein the at least one therapeutic agent comprises at least one anti-restenosis agent or anti-inflammatory agent for inhibiting restenosis of a coronary artery.
12. A method as in claim 3, further comprising forming a porous layer on the inner surface of the stent.
13. A method for treating a blood vessel using a stent, the method comprising: providing a dealloyed stent having at least one porous layer for releasably containing at least one drug; and placing the stent within the blood vessel at a desired location, wherein the stent releases the at least one drug from the at least one porous layer after placement.
14. An implantable medical device having at least one porous layer, at least one the at least one porous layers comprising: at least one remaining metal component of an alloy comprising at least two metal components; and interstitial spaces, wherein the interstitial spaces comprise at least one removed metal component space of the alloy.
15. An implantable medical device as in claim 14, wherein at least one of the at least two metal components is selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, nitinol, steel, chrome, iron, nickel, copper, aluminum, titanium, tantalum, cobalt, tungsten, palladium, vanadium, platinum and niobium.
16. An implantable medical device as in claim 14, wherein the at least one removed metal component comprises a most electrochemically active component of the alloy.
17. A method for forming a porous medical component, comprising:
providing a medical device component comprising a metallic surface;
chemically dealloying the metallic surface; and
thermally annealing the metallic surface.
18. The method for forming a porous medical component in claim 17, further comprising altering the surface charge of the metallic surface.
19. The method for forming a porous medical component in claim 17, further comprising altering the hydrophobicity of the metallic surface.
20. The method for forming a porous medical component in claim 17, further comprising applying a binder to the metallic surface.
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