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US 8,708,948 B2Granted
Intracoronary device and method of use thereof
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorsPaul Consigny, Gabriel Asongwe, Mary Beth Michaels, Gene Michal, Evgenia Mandrusov, Jeong Lee, Florian N. Ludwig, John Eric Henckel, Joseph J. Sciacca, Ken Bueche, Richard Todd Thornton, Fidel Albert Urrabazo, Daniel Wiegand
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Abstract
Engraftment of therapeutic cells and agents to a target site in an organism is enhanced by mechanical, chemical and biological methods and systems.
Claims18
A catheter comprising:
- a catheter body;
- a mixing chamber attached to a distal end of the catheter body, the mixing chamber having an outlet;
- a first lumen within the catheter body, the first lumen configured to convey gas to the mixing chamber;
- a porous material coupled to the first lumen to generate m bubbles within the mixing chamber;
- a second lumen within the catheter body, the second lumen configured to convey a cell to the mixing chamber;
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- a bypass port configured to admit blood into the mixing chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.