Medical devices for implantation in a body vessel are provided. A medical
device can include a support member enclosing an antimicrobial coating
defining a drainage lumen extending through the support member. The
antimicrobial coating preferably includes a metal alloy comprising
beryllium, nickel, copper, cobalt and/or silicon. The metal alloy is
desirably embedded in a porous biostable material, such as an
ethylvinylacetate copolymer, configured to retain oxides of the
antimicrobial material while being sufficiently porous to permit fluid in
the drainage lumen to penetrate the antimicrobial coating. The medical
device may be configured, for example, as a biliary or pancreatic stent.