Surgical method for delivering drug solution to myocardium

Abstract

A surgical method for delivering a drug solution to myocardium includes the steps of: inserting a catheter into at least one of a coronary artery and a coronary vein, the catheter having a lumen, a lateral opening connecting the lumen and outside of the catheter, and a radiopaque marker indicating a position of the lateral opening; rotating the catheter while observing the marker such that an orientation of the lateral opening becomes a predetermined orientation with respect to a treatment target site; projecting a puncture needle through the lateral opening; piercing a myocardium of the treatment target site with the puncture needle; and injecting a drug solution containing therapeutic cells or chemical compounds from the puncture needle into the myocardium.

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