| abstract |
This invention is an endovascular support device (10) adapted for local delivery of a therapeutic agent (50) for minimizing the rate of restenosis having a cylindrical support body (12) with an inside surface (14), an opposite outside surface (16), and at least one layer of pericardial tissue (20) covering at least a portion of at least a selected one of the inside surface (14), or the outside surface (16) of the cylindrical support body (12). At least one therapeutic agent (50) is disposed on a portion of the support device (10). |