| abstract |
An implantable stent made of a biocompatible metal having formed on it na biocompatible film effective to provide an inert surface to be in contact with body tissue of a mammal upon implantation of said device in said mammal, said film comprising a polyfluoro copolymer, which copolymer: nis prepared from 50 to 85 weight percent of vinylidenefluoride and from 50 to 15 weight percent of hexafluoropropylene, based on the total monomer weight used to prepare said copolymer, and ncontains from <91 to 60.6 weight percent vinylidenefluoride and from 39.4 to >9 weight percent hexafluoropropylene, based on the total weight of the copolymer nwherein: nsaid hexafluoropropylene is capable of providing elastomeric properties to the polyfluoro copolymer; and nsaid film further comprises a therapeutic and/or pharmaceutical agent mixed with said polyfluoro copolymer. |