The present invention is directed to biodegradable stents consisting of aninnerbiodegradable metal scaffold and an outer polymeric coating. The biodegradablecoating consists preferentially of biodegradable polymers and may additionallyinclude at least one pharmacologically active substance such as an anti-inflammatory,cytostatic, cytotoxic, antiproliferative, anti-microtubuli, antiangiogenic,antirestenotic (anti-restenosis), antifungicide, antineoplastic,antimigrative,athrombogenic and/or antithrombogenic agent.
