The present disclosure relates to the field of medical treatment. More particularly, the current invention delivers medication via a coating via a hydrogel infused with pharmaceutical compounds into the bloodstream to promote the supply to the distal vascular bed beyond the stent. The present invention uses in a preferred embodiment a stent with a thin coating of biodegradable or non-biodegradable hydrogel designed to ameliorate or eliminate vasospasms or thromboses, or to treat cancer, which hydrogel may optionally be impregnated with pharmaceutical compounds. The present invention also teaches the use of thin hydrogel coatings to ameliorate treatment related difficulties.
