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US5523092A
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Device for local drug delivery and methods for using the same
Assignee: Emory University
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Filing: 1994-01-28
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Granted: 1996-06-04
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Expires: 2014-01-28
Abstract
Abstract A device for the local delivery of a substance into a natural tissue conduit in the mammalian body. The device has a substance delivery segment which provides a means for locally delivering a substance into the boundary layer of fluid flowing through the conduit without disrupting the fluid flow therethrough. For example, an indwelling catheter is provided for endovascular delivery of a substance locally to a targeted treatment area. Also provided are methods of locally delivering a substance into a natural tissue conduit in the mammalian body utilizing the device of the present invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen R. Hanson
- 👤 Neal A. Scott
- 👤 Spencer B. King, III
- 👤 Laurence A. Harker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/064; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61M25/01; A61M25/0102; A61M37/00; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0067; A61M25/0043; A61M2025/0063; A61M25/0041; A61M25/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 71
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
A device for the local delivery of a biologically active substance at a predetermined site in a natural tissue conduit in the mammalian body, the conduit having a luminal surface defining a lumen, comprising: a) an elongated flexible tube of a preselected length and diameter having an external surface, a proximal end, an opposite distal end, and a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough interconnecting the proximal and distal ends with the proximal end defining an opening therethrough, the tube having a substance delivery segment adjacent the distal end and defining a plurality of substance delivery holes through the external surface which are in fluid communication with the lumen of the tube, the substance delivery segment being moveable among a first rest position wherein it has a first shape, a second position wherein it has a second substantially linear shape, and a third operative position wherein it has a third shape, the third position being intermediate the first and second positions; b) means for moving the substance delivery segment from its first position to its second position, the substance delivery segment tending to return to the first position when the moving means is no longer applied to the substance delivery segment; and c) means for introducing the substance into the lumen of the tube for delivery into the natural tissue conduit.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
219 words
A device for the local delivery of a biologically active substance at a predetermined site in a natural tissue conduit in the mammalian body, the conduit having a luminal surface defining a lumen, comprising: a) an elongated flexible tube of a preselected length and diameter having an external surface, a proximal end, an opposite distal end, and a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough interconnecting the proximal and distal ends with the proximal end defining an opening therethrough, the tube having a substance delivery segment adjacent the distal end and defining a plurality of substance delivery holes through the external surface which are in fluid communication with the lumen of the tube, the substance delivery segment being moveable among a first rest position wherein it has a first shape, a second position wherein it has a second substantially linear shape, and a third operative position wherein it has a third shape, the third position being intermediate the first and second positions; b) means for moving the substance delivery segment from its first position to its second position, the substance delivery segment tending to return to the first position when the moving means is no longer applied to the substance delivery segment; and c) means for introducing the substance into the lumen of the tube for delivery into the natural tissue conduit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the substance delivery segment assumes the third position when the moving means is no longer applied thereto, such that the substance delivery segment is capable of exerting a force against the luminal surface of the conduit in the third position sufficient to anchor the substance delivery segment at the predetermined site within the lumen of a natural tissue conduit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the first shape comprises a plurality of spiral turns of the substance delivery segment about the longitudinal axis of the device such that the substance delivery segment forms a hollow coil and the substance delivery holes are at a preselected location on the coil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device of claim 3, wherein the preselected location of the substance delivery holes is that the holes are juxtaposed to the luminal surface of the conduit such that a substance delivered therethrough directly contacts the luminal surface of the tissue conduit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device of claim 3, wherein the preselected location of the substance delivery holes is that the holes are adjacent to the luminal surface of the conduit such that a substance delivered therethrough is delivered into the natural tissue conduit adjacent the luminal surface thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
The device of claim 3, wherein the preselected location of the substance delivery holes is that the holes are opposite a portion of the external surface of the substance delivery segment which contacts the luminal surface of the conduit such that a substance delivered therethrough is delivered into the boundary layer of a fluid flowing through the lumen of the natural tissue conduit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the distal end of the tube further defines an opening therethrough which is in fluid communication with the lumen of the tube and the opening defined by the proximal end thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
81 words
The device of claim 7, wherein the substance delivery segment is substantially linear in the second position and the moving means comprises a guidewire having a distal tip which is removably insertable into the proximal opening of the lumen of the tube and through the opening of the distal end thereof, the guidewire being sufficiently stiff to maintain the substance delivery segment in the second position, thereby allowing deployment of the substance delivery segment through the conduit to the predetermined site.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the proximal opening of the lumen of the tube is moveable between a closed position which forms a fluid tight seal and an open position which allows a guidewire to pass therethrough.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The device of claim 7, wherein the distal opening of the lumen of the tube is moveable between a closed position which forms a fluid tight seal and an open position which allows a guidewire to pass therethrough.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
67 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the distal end of the tube forms a fluid tight seal of the lumen of the tube and the device further comprises a guidewire having a distal tip and a proximal anchoring end, the guidewire being mounted in the tube at the distal end thereof for guiding the tube through the lumen of the natural tissue conduit to the predetermined site.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
83 words
The device of claim 11, wherein the substance delivery segment is substantially linear in the second position and the moving means comprises a stylette having a distal tip which is removably insertable into the proximal opening of the lumen of the tube, through the lumen of the tube to the distal end thereof, the stylette being sufficiently stiff to maintain the substance delivery segment in the second position, thereby allowing deployment of the substance delivery segment through the conduit to the predetermined site.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the substance delivery segment is comprised of a resilient biocompatible material selected from the group consisting of polymer, synthetic rubber, natural rubber, metal and plastic preformed to into the first shape such that the substance delivery segment normally rests in the first position.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device of claim 13, wherein the material is a non-biodegradable polymer selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polytetrafluoroethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyimid, and nylon.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 13, wherein the material is a biodegradable polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device claim 13, wherein the material is a metal selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, and tantalum, platinum and nitinol.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device claim 16, wherein the metal is nitinol and wherein the moving means comprises exposing the nitinol to a fluid having a temperature of between about 40°-65° C.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device claim 17, wherein the metal is nitinol and wherein the moving means comprises exposing the nitinol to a fluid having a temperature of about 55° C.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device claim 17, wherein the fluid is selected from the group consisting of ringer's solution, lactated ringer's solution, 5% dextrose solution, 10% dextrose solution, normal saline solution, 1/2 normal saline solution, 5% dextrose and 1/2 normal saline solution, and sterile water.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
46 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising a semi-permeable membrane covering the external surface of the substance delivery segment and the substance delivery holes defined therein such that delivery of a substance through the substance delivery holes to the predetermined site occurs at a preselected rate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 20, wherein the semi-permeable membrane is comprised of a biocompatible material selected from the group consisting of a biodegradable polymer and a non-biodegradable polymer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 21, wherein the semi-permeable membrane is a non-biodegradable polymer selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyethylene, and polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 20, wherein the substance is a fluid and the preselected rate is between about 0.01 and 1.0 ml/minute.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
52 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the substance introducing means comprises an infusion port attached to the tube adjacent the proximal end which is in fluid communication with the lumen of the tube such that a substance can be delivered through the port and into the lumen of the natural tissue conduit.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
71 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising at least one opening through the external surface of the tube which is in fluid communication with the lumen of the tube, the opening being located between the substance delivery segment and the proximal end of the tube such that at least a portion of a substance delivered into the lumen of the tube can pass into the natural tissue conduit through said opening.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the conduit is a blood vessel.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
11 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the substance is a drug.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
243 words
A device for the local delivery of a biologically active substance at a predetermined site in a natural tissue conduit in the mammalian body, the conduit having a luminal surface defining a lumen, comprising: a) an elongated flexible tube of a preselected length and diameter having an external surface, a proximal end, an opposite distal end, and a first lumen extending longitudinally therethrough interconnecting the proximal and distal ends with the proximal end defining an opening in the first lumen, the tube having a substance delivery segment adjacent the distal end and defining a plurality of substance delivery holes through the external surface, an infusion port located adjacent the proximal end of the tube, and a second lumen within the tube interconnecting the infusion port with the substance delivery holes so that a substance can be delivered through the infusion port, the second lumen, and the substance delivery holes to the predetermined site, the substance delivery segment being moveable among a first rest position wherein it has a first shape, a second position wherein it has a second substantially linear shape, and a third operative position wherein it has a third shape, the third position being intermediate the first and second positions; and b) means for moving the substance delivery segment from its first position to its second position, the substance delivery segment tending to return to the first position when the moving means is no longer applied to the substance delivery segment.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
243 words
A device for the local delivery of a biologically active substance at a predetermined site in a natural tissue conduit in the mammalian body, the conduit having a luminal surface defining a lumen, comprising: a) an elongated flexible tube of a preselected length and diameter having an external surface, a proximal end, an opposite distal end, and a first lumen extending longitudinally therethrough interconnecting the proximal and distal ends with the proximal end defining an opening in the first lumen, the tube having a substance delivery segment adjacent the distal end and defining a plurality of substance delivery holes through the external surface, an infusion port located adjacent the proximal end of the tube, and a second lumen within the tube interconnecting the infusion port with the substance delivery holes so that a substance can be delivered through the infusion port, the second lumen, and the substance delivery holes to the predetermined site, the substance delivery segment being moveable among a first rest position wherein it has a first shape, a second position wherein it has a second substantially linear shape, and a third operative position wherein it has a third shape, the third position being intermediate the first and second positions; and b) means for moving the substance delivery segment from its first position to its second position, the substance delivery segment tending to return to the first position when the moving means is no longer applied to the substance delivery segment.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
65 words
The device of claim 28, wherein the substance delivery segment assumes the third position when the moving means is no longer applied thereto, such that the substance delivery segment is capable of exerting a force against the luminal surface of the conduit in the third position sufficient to anchor the substance delivery segment at the predetermined site within the lumen of a natural tissue conduit.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
50 words
The device of claim 28, wherein the first shape comprises a plurality of spiral turns of the substance delivery segment about the longitudinal axis of the device such that the substance delivery segment forms a hollow coil and the substance delivery holes are at a preselected location on the coil.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device of claim 30, wherein the preselected location of the substance delivery holes is that the holes are juxtaposed to the luminal surface of the conduit such that a substance delivered therethrough directly contacts the luminal surface of the tissue conduit.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device of claim 30, wherein the preselected location of the substance delivery holes is that the holes are adjacent to the luminal surface of the conduit such that a substance delivered therethrough is delivered into the natural tissue conduit adjacent the luminal surface thereof.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
63 words
The device of claim 30, wherein the preselected location of the substance delivery holes is that the holes are opposite a portion of the external surface of the substance delivery segment which contacts the luminal surface of the conduit such that a substance delivered therethrough is delivered into the boundary layer of a fluid flowing through the lumen of the natural tissue conduit.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
38 words
The device of claim 28, wherein the distal end of the tube further defines an opening therethrough which is in fluid communication with the first lumen of the tube and the opening defined by the proximal end thereof.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
82 words
The device of claim 34, wherein the substance delivery segment is substantially linear in the second position and the moving means comprises a guidewire having a distal tip which is removably insertable into the proximal opening of the first lumen of the tube and through the opening of the distal end thereof, the guidewire being sufficiently stiff to maintain the substance delivery segment in the second position, thereby allowing deployment of the substance delivery segment through the conduit to the predetermined site.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device of claim 28, wherein the proximal opening of the first lumen of the tube is moveable between a closed position which forms a fluid tight seal and an open position which allows the guidewire to pass therethrough.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device of claim 34, wherein the distal opening of the first lumen of the tube is moveable between a closed position which forms a fluid tight seal and an open position which allows the guidewire to pass therethrough.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
67 words
The device of claim 28, wherein the distal end of the tube forms a fluid tight seal of the lumen of the tube and the device further comprises a guidewire having a distal tip and a proximal anchoring end, the guidewire being mounted in the tube at the distal end thereof for guiding the tube through the lumen of the natural tissue conduit to the predetermined site.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
83 words
The device of claim 38, wherein the substance delivery segment is substantially linear in the second position and the moving means comprises a stylette having a distal tip which is removably insertable into the proximal opening of the lumen of the tube, through the lumen of the tube to the distal end thereof, the stylette being sufficiently stiff to maintain the substance delivery segment in the second position, thereby allowing deployment of the substance delivery segment through the conduit to the predetermined site.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
49 words
The device of claim 28, wherein the substance delivery segment is comprised of a resilient biocompatible material selected from the group consisting of polymer, synthetic rubber, natural rubber, metal and plastic preformed to into the first shape such that the substance delivery segment normally rests in the first position.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device of claim 40, wherein the material is a non-biodegradable polymer selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polytetrafluoroethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyimide and nylon.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 40, wherein the material is a biodegradable polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device claim 40, wherein the material is a metal selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, and tantalum, platinum and nitinol.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device claim 43, wherein the metal is nitinol and wherein the moving means comprises exposing the nitinol to a fluid having a temperature of between about 40°-65° C.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device claim 44, wherein the metal is nitinol and wherein the moving means comprises exposing the nitinol to a fluid having a temperature of about 55° C.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device claim 44, wherein the fluid is selected from the group consisting of ringer's solution, lactated ringer's solution, 5% dextrose solution, 10% dextrose solution, normal saline solution, 1/2 normal saline solution, 5% dextrose and 1/2 normal saline solution, and sterile water.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
46 words
The device of claim 28, further comprising a semi-permeable membrane covering the external surface of the substance delivery segment and the substance delivery holes defined therein such that delivery of a substance through the substance delivery holes to the predetermined site occurs at a preselected rate.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 47, wherein the semi-permeable membrane is comprised of a biocompatible material selected from the group consisting of a biodegradable polymer and a non-biodegradable polymer.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 47, wherein the semi-permeable membrane is a non-biodegradable polymer selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyethylene, and polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 47, wherein the substance is a fluid and the preselected rate is between about 0.01 and 1.0 ml/minute.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
52 words
The device of claim 28, wherein the substance introducing means comprises an infusion port attached to the tube adjacent the proximal end which is in fluid communication with the lumen of the tube such that a substance can be delivered through the port and into the lumen of the natural tissue conduit.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
68 words
The device of claim 28, further comprising at least one opening through the external surface of the tube which is in fluid communication with the lumen of the tube, the opening being located between the substance delivery segment and the proximal end of the tube such that a portion of a substance delivered into the lumen of the tube passes into the natural tissue conduit through said opening.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 28, wherein the conduit is a blood vessel.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
11 words
The device of claim 28, wherein the substance is a drug.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method for providing local delivery of a biologically active substance to a predetermined site in a natural conduit in the mammalian body, the conduit having a luminal surface defining a lumen, comprising the steps of: a) placing the device of claim 1 in the lumen of the natural tissue conduit adjacent the predetermined site; and b) delivering a substance to the predetermined site via the substance delivery device without interrupting the flow of a fluid through the conduit.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 55, wherein the predetermined site is the boundary layer of fluid flowing through the natural tissue conduit.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 55, wherein the predetermined site is the boundary layer of fluid flowing through the natural tissue conduit upstream of a target treatment area.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 55, wherein the natural tissue conduit is a blood vessel.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 55, wherein the substance is a drug.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 55, wherein the substance is an anticoagulant.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 60, wherein the anticoagulant is selected from the group consisting of heparin, hirudin, hirulog, hirugen, activated and non-activated protein C, synthetic antagonists of thrombin, Factor VIIa, Factor Xa and activated and non-activated coagulation factors.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 55, wherein the substance antagonizes platelet deposition and thrombus formation.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 62, wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of: plasmin, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), urokinase (UK), single chain prourokinase (scuPA), streptokinase; prostaglandins, cyclooxygenase inhibitors, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, thromboxane synthetase inhibitors; antagonists of glycoprotein receptors including (GP) Ib,GP IIb/IIIa, antagonists of collagen receptors, and antagonists of platelet thrombin receptors.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 55, wherein the substance affects platelet metabolic function.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 64, wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of prostaglandins, cyclooxygenase inhibitors, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, thromboxane inhibitors, inhibitors of calcium transport, and cyclic AMP agonists.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 55, wherein the substance prevents restenosis in a blood vessel.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method of claim 66, wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of a growth factor, a growth factor inhibitor, growth factor receptor antagonist, transcriptional repressor, translational repressor, antisense DNA, antisense RNA, replication inhibitor, inhibitory antibodies, antibodies directed against growth factors, bifunctional molecules comprising a growth factor and a cytotoxin, and bifunctional molecules comprising an antibody and a cytotoxin.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 55, wherein the substance is a vasodilator.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 68, wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of nitroglycerin, nitroprusside, agents which liberate nitric oxide, and agents which inhibit calcium transport.
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