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US 6,471,979 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for delivering compounds to a living organism
AssigneeEstrogen Vascular Technology, LLC
InventorsGishel New, Jeffrey W. Moses, Nicholas Kipshidze, Gary S. Roubin, Martin B. Leon
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Abstract
A method of treating or preventing vascular disease in a living organism. The method includes delivering an effective amount of a composition including a sex hormone, anti-hormone, sex-hormone agonist, steroid-hormone inhibitor/antagonist (partial or full), selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), or a combination thereof, to an affected area of a living organism.
Claims7
A local-delivery device for treating and preventing restenosis in a living organism, the device comprising:
- a stent coated with a platform, natural carrier of pharmaceutical agent;
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- an effective dose of a composition comprising estrogen, stradiol or a derivative thereof, wherein the platform, natural carrier of pharmaceutical agent at least partially encompasses the composition, thereby allowing for gradual release of the composition therefrom when the stent is inserted into an area of a living organism affected by restenosis.
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