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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas McPeak, Shakopee, MN (US);
William Whealon, Chaska, MN (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61M 25/0082 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61M 37/0069 (2013.01); A61M 25/007 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0095 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0681 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0468 (2013.01); A61M 2210/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various devices, systems, and methodologies are disclosed for delivering a chemical agent to tissue, e.g., for delivering an anti-restenotic agent to tissue comprising a wall of a blood vessel. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a delivery member is disclosed comprising a body that includes a plurality of discrete, separable sections, wherein each section includes a housing defining an internal cavity, and a penetrating member that extends from the housing.