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US 2007/0191938 A1Published application
Remote activation of an implantable device
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorSyed Hossainy
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Abstract
The invention is directed to an implantable device, such as a stent, for delivering a therapeutic substance. The device includes a reservoir containing a therapeutic substance and an energy converter to cause the release of the substance.
Claims8
A stent, comprising:
- a stent body having a surface;
- a coating disposed over the surface;
- a carrier material suspended in the coating, the carrier material including a therapeutic substance releasably contained in the carrier material;
- and an energy conversion material for causing the carrier material to release the therapeutic substance.
1 more element
A stent, comprising:
- a stent body having a surface;
- an energy conversion material attached to and protruding out of the surface;
- and a carrier material, containing a therapeutic substance, disposed over the surface such that the energy conversion material, when activated, can force the therapeutic substance out from the carrier material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.