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US 2006/0136021 A1Published application
Helical probe
OwnerJeffrey Suttoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a therapeutic probe adapted to aid in the insertion and navigation of the probe into delicate tissue structures, and to provide protection of adjacent tissue structures.
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A therapeutic probe adapted for insertion between a target tissue and an adjacent tissue, the probe comprising:
- a) a proximal end portion,
- b) a distal end portion,
- c) a longitudinal portion located between the proximal and distal end portions, and
- d) therapeutic-agent delivering means provided in the longitudinal portion and adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent to the target tissue,
- wherein the distal end portion is adapted to conform to a contour of the adjacent tissue.
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A therapeutic probe adapted for insertion between a target tissue and an adjacent tissue, the probe comprising:
- a) a proximal end portion,
- b) a distal end portion,
- c) a longitudinal portion located between the proximal and distal end portions, and
- d) therapeutic agent-delivering means provided in the longitudinal portion and adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent to the target tissue,
- wherein the distal end portion comprises a radio-opaque contrast agent.
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A therapeutic probe adapted for insertion between a target tissue and an adjacent tissue, the probe comprising:
- a) a proximal end portion,
- b) a distal end portion,
- c) a longitudinal portion located between the proximal and distal end portions, the longitudinal portion having an axial cross-section defining an outer surface,
- d) therapeutic agent-delivering means provided in the longitudinal portion and adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent through the front side surface to the target tissue,
- wherein the outer surface of the longitudinal portion comprises a retropulsion resistance means.
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A therapeutic probe adapted for insertion between a target tissue and an adjacent tissue, the probe comprising:
- a) a proximal end portion,
- b) a distal end portion,
- c) a longitudinal portion located between the proximal and distal end portions, the longitudinal portion having an axial cross-section defining top and bottom surfaces, a front side surface and a back side surface,
- d) therapeutic agent-delivering means provided in the longitudinal portion and adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent through the front side surface to the target tissue,
- wherein the front side surface of the longitudinal portion has a front side dimension defining a height, the top side surface of the longitudinal portion has a top side dimension defining a width, and the front side dimension is greater than the top side dimension so that the height/width ratio is greater than 1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.