A medical device comprising a supporting structure having a coating on the surface
thereof, the coating containing a therapeutic substance, such as, for example,
a drug. Supporting structures for the medical devices that are suitable for use
in this invention include, but are not limited to, coronary stents, peripheral
stents, catheters, arterio-venous grafts, by-pass grafts, and drug delivery balloons
used in the vasculature. Drugs that are suitable for use in this invention include,
but are not limited to,
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