摘要:
Described herein are implantable medical devices, such as implantable or intravascular stents, for delivering a therapeutic agent, and methods for making such medical devices. In one embodiment, the medical device comprises a stent having a plurality of struts, at least one of which has a cavity disposed therein. A therapeutic agent is delivered from the cavity through and opening in a strut surface. In another embodiment, the medical device is a stent having a coating disposed on the side surface(s) of at least one strut for deliver of a therapeutic agent from the coating.