A - Human Necessities – 61 – M
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
M
A61M 29/00 (2006.01) G01N 11/14 (2006.01) G01N 35/02 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2511759
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for delivering a drug to a selected site in the vascular system of a patient. More specifically, the apparatus is a balloon catheter (10) comprising an expandable balloon (18) with a pouch (26) around at least a portion of the balloon. When the balloon is not expanded, an agent can be located in the area between the pouch and the balloon. The agent is released through the pouch when the balloon is expanded.
L'invention concerne un dispositif et un procédé permettant d'administrer un médicament sur un site sélectionné dans le système vasculaire d'un patient. Plus spécifiquement, le dispositif décrit dans cette invention consiste en un cathéter à ballonnet (10) comprenant un ballonnet expansible (18) doté d'un sachet (26) entourant au moins une partie du ballonnet. Lorsque le ballonnet n'est pas en position déployée, un agent peut être positionné dans la zone entre le sachet et le ballonnet. L'agent est libéré à travers le sachet lorsque le ballonnet se déploie.
Finlayson & Singlehurst
Novoste Corporation
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