US6146358A
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Method and apparatus for delivery of therapeutic agent
Assignee: Cordis Corp
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Filing: 1992-04-07
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Granted: 2000-11-14
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Expires: 2012-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A therapeutic agent is applied to an internal tissue site of a patient by advancing typically a catheter into the patient to cause a portion of the catheter, typically a catheter balloon, to occupy the internal site. The balloon portion of the catheter carries the therapeutic agent, usually mixed with a controlled release carrier for the agent, typically on an outer surface of the section, to permit release thereof from the catheter balloon at the internal tissue site so that the therapeutic agent is locally applied to the internal tissue site.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanton J. Rowe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/105; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S977/00; Y10S977/902; Y10S977/904; Y10S977/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
In a balloon angioplasty catheter of the type comprising a catheter body and a dilatation balloon fixedly positioned along the external length of the catheter body, the improvement comprising: a plurality of microcapsules on the exterior of said balloon, each of said microcapsules carrying a drug for effecting the interior of a human body lumen to prevent restenosis when said catheter is positioned and inflated therewithin such that the drug may be released from said microcapsules without requiring heating of said microcapsules; a mesh expandable stent defining interstices carried on the exterior of said balloon, said stent being positioned on said balloon over said microcapsules to enable the released drug to be forced outwardly between said interstices into a stenosis within the body lumen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a balloon angioplasty catheter of the type comprising a catheter body and a dilatation balloon fixedly positioned along the external length of the catheter body, the improvement comprising: a plurality of microcapsules on the exterior of said balloon, each of said microcapsules carrying a drug for effecting the interior of a human body lumen to prevent restenosis when said catheter is positioned and inflated therewithin such that the drug may be released from said microcapsules without requiring heating of said microcapsules; a mesh expandable stent defining interstices carried on the exterior of said balloon, said stent being positioned on said balloon over said microcapsules to enable the released drug to be forced outwardly between said interstices into a stenosis within the body lumen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
128 words
In a balloon angioplasty catheter of the type comprising a catheter body and a dilatation balloon fixedly positioned along the external length of the catheter body, the improvement comprising: a plurality of microcapsules on the exterior of said balloon, each of said microcapsules carrying a drug or combination of drugs for treatment within a human body lumen to prevent restenosis when said catheter is positioned and inflated therewithin such that the drug or drugs may be released from said microcapsules without requiring heating of said microcapsules; a mesh expandable stent defining interstices carried on the exterior of said balloon, said stent being positioned on said balloon over said microcapsules to enable the released drug to be forced outwardly between said interstices into a stenosis within the body lumen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
128 words
In a balloon angioplasty catheter of the type comprising a catheter body and a dilatation balloon fixedly positioned along the external length of the catheter body, the improvement comprising: a plurality of microcapsules on the exterior of said balloon, each of said microcapsules carrying a drug or combination of drugs for treatment within a human body lumen to prevent restenosis when said catheter is positioned and inflated therewithin such that the drug or drugs may be released from said microcapsules without requiring heating of said microcapsules; a mesh expandable stent defining interstices carried on the exterior of said balloon, said stent being positioned on said balloon over said microcapsules to enable the released drug to be forced outwardly between said interstices into a stenosis within the body lumen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
115 words
A balloon angioplasty catheter which comprises: a catheter body; a dilatation balloon fixedly positioned along the external length of the catheter body; a plurality of microcapsules on the exterior of said balloon, said microcapsules carrying a drug for effecting the interior of a human body lumen to prevent restenosis when said catheter is positioned and inflated therewithin such that the drug may be released from said microcapsules without requiring heating of said microcapsules; a mesh expandable stent defining interstices carried on the exterior of said balloon, said stent being positioned on said balloon over said microcapsules to enable the released drug to be forced outwardly between said interstices into a stenosis within the body lumen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
115 words
A balloon angioplasty catheter which comprises: a catheter body; a dilatation balloon fixedly positioned along the external length of the catheter body; a plurality of microcapsules on the exterior of said balloon, said microcapsules carrying a drug for effecting the interior of a human body lumen to prevent restenosis when said catheter is positioned and inflated therewithin such that the drug may be released from said microcapsules without requiring heating of said microcapsules; a mesh expandable stent defining interstices carried on the exterior of said balloon, said stent being positioned on said balloon over said microcapsules to enable the released drug to be forced outwardly between said interstices into a stenosis within the body lumen.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
183 words
A method for limiting acute or chronic lumen closure in a human body lumen, comprising the steps of: providing a balloon angioplasty catheter having a plurality of microcapsules on the exterior of the balloon, each of said microcapsules carrying a drug for effecting the interior of a human body lumen to prevent restenosis when the catheter is positioned and inflated therewithin such that the drug may be released from the microcapsules without requiring heating of the microcapsules; providing a mesh expandable stent defining interstices carried on the exterior of said balloon, said stent being positioned on said balloon over said microcapsules; inserting said balloon angioplasty catheter into a lumen at a stenosis where treatment is desired; expanding said balloon and stent against the walls of the lumen to cause the contents of the microcapsules to be released against the lumen wall including the step of forcing the released drugs outwardly between said interstices into the stenosis; and removing said balloon angioplasty catheter with the expanded stent being in place within the body lumen and with the drug being applied to the body lumen.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
183 words
A method for limiting acute or chronic lumen closure in a human body lumen, comprising the steps of: providing a balloon angioplasty catheter having a plurality of microcapsules on the exterior of the balloon, each of said microcapsules carrying a drug for effecting the interior of a human body lumen to prevent restenosis when the catheter is positioned and inflated therewithin such that the drug may be released from the microcapsules without requiring heating of the microcapsules; providing a mesh expandable stent defining interstices carried on the exterior of said balloon, said stent being positioned on said balloon over said microcapsules; inserting said balloon angioplasty catheter into a lumen at a stenosis where treatment is desired; expanding said balloon and stent against the walls of the lumen to cause the contents of the microcapsules to be released against the lumen wall including the step of forcing the released drugs outwardly between said interstices into the stenosis; and removing said balloon angioplasty catheter with the expanded stent being in place within the body lumen and with the drug being applied to the body lumen.
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