According to an aspect of the present invention, implantable or insertable
medical devices are provided which contain the following: (a) substrate
having one or more depressions that contain at least one therapeutic
agent and (b) a porous membrane disposed over the substrate and the one
or more depressions, which regulate transport of chemical species between
the therapeutic-agent-containing depressions and the exterior of the
device. The substrate and the porous membrane are formed of different
materials each with a different thermal expansion coefficient. Moreover,
one of the substrate and the porous membrane at least partially surrounds
the other. Other aspects of the present invention are directed to methods
of making such medical devices, and methods of treatment using such
medical devices.