Method and a balloon catheter assembly for treating bifurcation lesions
AssigneeConcept Medical Research Private Limited
InventorsManish Doshi, Divyesh Sherdiwala, Prakash Sojitra
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Abstract
A balloon catheter assembly for delivering nano-carriers to bifurcation lesions in one or more of a main branch and a side branch of a blood vessel bifurcation within 30 to 90 seconds is provided. The balloon catheter assembly includes two or more balloons designed for use in the blood vessel bifurcation. The balloon catheter assembly may also include one or more stents. A surface of one or more of the two or more balloons is coated with the nano-carriers. Stents, when included, may also be coated with the nano-carriers. The nano-carriers include one or more drugs encapsulated with one or more biological agents.
Claims12
A drug delivery system for delivering at least one drug to at least one of a first branch and a second branch of a blood vessel bifurcation, the drug delivery system comprising:
- a first balloon catheter assembly having a first balloon capable of passing through the blood vessel and being at least partially positioned in the first branch;
- a second balloon catheter assembly having a second balloon capable of passing through the blood vessel and being at least partially positioned in the second branch;
- a hydrophilic surface on at least one of the first balloon and the second balloon;
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- a coating of nano-carriers on the hydrophilic surface, the nano-carriers comprising at least one drug encapsulated with at least one biological agent, the at least one of the first balloon and the second balloon capable of delivering the nano-carriers to at least one of the first branch and the second branch upon being positioned and inflated in the at least one of the first branch and the second branch.
A drug delivery system for delivering at least one drug to at least one of a first branch and a second branch of a blood vessel bifurcation, the drug delivery system comprising:
- a first balloon catheter assembly having a first balloon capable of passing through the blood vessel and being at least partially positioned in the first branch;
- a second balloon catheter assembly having a second balloon capable of passing through the blood vessel and being at least partially positioned in the second branch;
- a hydrophilic surface on at least one of the first balloon and the second balloon;
- a coating of nano-carriers on the hydrophilic surface, the nano-carriers comprising at least one drug encapsulated with at least one biological agent, the at least one of the first balloon and the second balloon capable of delivering the nano-carriers to at least one of the first branch and the second branch upon being positioned and inflated in the at least one of the first branch and the second branch;
- a plurality of pores in the coating of the nano-carriers exposing the hydrophilic surface;
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- at least one stent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.