Surgical stent and method for preventing occlusion of stented vessels and conduits after implantation of stents

摘要

The invention is of the design for, and a method of use of, an improved surgical stent. The stent is coated with a slow-release calcium channel blocker agent which interrupts the accumulation or deposition of fibrotic tissue as occurs in the process of re-occlusion of the vessel, orifice, or conduit as attends the use of conventional stents.