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US 6,749,617 B1Granted
Catheter and implants for the delivery of therapeutic agents to tissues
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorsMaria Palasis, James J. Barry
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Abstract
A catheter is provided for delivering implants including therapeutic agents to tissues. The catheter is advanceable intra-luminally to place the implants. In one embodiment, the implants include a liquid carrier and therapeutic agent for infusion into the tissue. In another embodiment, a solid carrier includes the therapeutic agent. In yet another embodiment, the implant is formed in situ.
Claims17
A therapeutic implant system, comprising:
- an elongate catheter having a distal end including a lumen, and a therapeutic carrier disposed within the lumen, the carrier adapted to allow therapeutic to be released to a target site from the carrier after the carrier has been deployed from the catheter at the target site, the carrier having a solid form at least after it is deployed from the catheter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.