A device useful for localized delivery of a therapeutic agent is provided. The
device includes a structure including a porous polymeric material and an elutable
therapeutic agent in the form of a solid, gel, or neat liquid, which is dispersed
in at least a portion of the porous polymeric material. Methods for making a medical
device having a blood-contacting surface is also provided. One method involves:
providing a structure comprising a porous material; contacting the structure comprising
a porous material with a concentrating agent to disperse the concentrating agent
throughout at least a portion of the porous material; contacting the structure
comprising a porous material and the concentrating agent with a solution of a therapeutic
agent; and removing the therapeutic agent from solution within the porous material
at the locations of the concentrating agent. Another method involves multiple immersion
steps without the use of a concentrating agent.