Implantable medical devices having anti-restenotic coatings are disclosed.
Specifically, implantable medical devices having coatings of certain
NF-kappaB inhibitors, particularly certain dialkyl fumarates, are
disclosed. Dimethyl fumarate is a particularly preferred dialkyl
fumarate. The anti-restenotic medical devices include stents, catheters,
micro-particles, probes and vascular grafts. Intravascular stents are
preferred medical devices. The medical devices can be coated using any
method known in the art including compounding the dialkyl fumarate with a
biocompatible polymer prior to applying the coating. Moreover, medical
devices composed entirely of biocompatible polymer-dialkyl fumarate
blends are disclosed. Additionally, medical devices having a coating
comprising at least one dialkyl fumarate in combination with at least one
additional therapeutic agent are also disclosed. Furthermore, related
methods of using and making the anti-restenotic implantable devices are
also disclosed.