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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Medcatheters, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Jie Zhang, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Medcatheters, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61M 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61M 19/00 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61M 25/002 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61L 2300/402 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61L 2300/602 (2013.01); A61L 2420/02 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0057 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to medical catheters, tubes, and other medical devices, systems, and methods. The catheter, tube, or other medical device is capable of releasing drugs for extended periods of time. Drugs can be loaded into the wall thereof with a loading solution. The drug in the wall of the device and in the loading solution can be in dynamic equilibrium, yielding stable and easy-to-manufacture products.