Devices for renal-based heart failure treatment
AssigneeFlowMedica, Inc.
InventorsRandy Kesten, Sophia Pesotchinsky
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided to preferentially deliver biologically active substances to a patient's renal artery, particularly for the treatment of congestive heart failure. The apparatus will comprise an implantable depot which may be in the form of a biodegradable vascular implant, a replenishable reservoir, a drug pump, or combinations thereof. The reservoirs will preferentially be refillable using needles or other transcutaneous techniques.
Claims22
An implantable depot for releasing a biologically active substance locally into the renal arteries.
A method for delivering biologically active substance to a patient's renal arteries, said method comprising:
- implanting a depot which, when implanted, can release the substance preferentially into at least one renal artery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.