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.