| abstract |
A medical device in the form of a stent (10) having struts (11) is disclosed. The stent (10) includes an outermost portion (43) having plurality of depressions (45) on the struts (11). The depressions (45) occupy at least about 80% of the surface area of the surface. The depressions (45) contain a coating material (77) that preferably includes a biologically active material and/or polymer where the outermost portion (43) is free of coating material (77). |