Detachable therapeutic material
AssigneeDuke Fiduciary, LLC
InventorsRobert LaDuca, Carol LaSalle
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Abstract
The invention provides implantable devices comprising a biocompatible material that provides a structural function or therapeutic function or both. The devices are configured to be detachable or releasable from a distal portion of a delivery instrument such as a catheter.
Claims28
An implantable device comprising a biocompatible material releasably attachable to a delivery instrument for placement within in the body, wherein the material comprises perforations therein.
A system for treating a defect at a target tissue site within the body, the system comprising:
- a catheter;
- and
- an implantable material releasably attached at a distal portion of the catheter, wherein the material comprises perforations therein.
A method of making a device for delivery to a body lumen, the device comprising a material which is configured to induce a biological or therapeutic effect when placed at tissue site within the body, the method comprising:
- forming the material in the desired shape and having the desired dimensions;
- applying perforations in the material, and
- attaching the material to a catheter for delivery to within the body, wherein the perforations are arranged relative to the catheter such that breaking the perforations releases the device from the catheter.
A method of treating a tissue site within the body, comprising:
- releasing a device in the vessel lumen of a living body from a distal portion of a catheter by breaking perforations provided in the device, wherein the device comprises a material for inducing a biological or therapeutic effect at the tissue site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.