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US 2023/0405293 A1Published application
Extracellular matrix delivery device
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsJohn A. Hingston, Gene T. Storbeck
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for delivering a therapeutic agent within a body lumen, and maintaining the therapeutic agent in contact with a wall of the body lumen for a beneficial period of time. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods to prevent lesions within the gastrointestinal tract from spreading into healthy surrounding tissue.
Claims20
A medical device, comprising:
- a stent configured to move between a first non-expanded configuration and a second expanded configuration;
- a plurality of tubes disposed about an outer wall of the stent;
- and
- at least one therapeutic agent disposed within a lumen of the plurality of tubes;
- wherein a first portion of the plurality of tubes is configured to deliver the therapeutic agent over a first time interval and a second portion of the plurality of tubes is configured to deliver the therapeutic agent over a second time interval that is different from the first time interval.
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A medical device, comprising:
- a stent configured to move between a first non-expanded configuration and a second expanded configuration;
- at least one tube disposed about an outer wall of the stent;
- and
- at least one therapeutic agent disposed within a lumen of the at least one tube;
- wherein the at least one tube comprises a permeable material through which the one or more therapeutic agents pass upon implantation.
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A medical device, comprising:
- a stent configured to move between a first non-expanded configuration and a second expanded configuration;
- at least one tube disposed on an outer wall of the stent;
- and
- at least one therapeutic agent disposed within a lumen of the at least one tube;
- wherein the least one tube includes a planar surface that contacts the outer wall of the stent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.