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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Sanovas Intellectual Property, Llc, Reno, NV (US);
Lawrence J. Gerrans, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Erhan H. Gunday, Great Neck, NY (US);
Sanovas Intellectual Property, LLC, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A method of extravaated drug delivery is disclosed, including inserting a catheter with a first balloon, a second balloon, and a third balloon positioned between the first and second balloons and having a wall with an abrasive outer surface, into a bodily cavity, inflating the first and second balloons to create a chamber therebetween, stimulating a flow of blood cells by inflating the third balloon until the abrasive outer surface abrades tissue, and delivering the agent to the chamber. A balloon catheter system is also provided including a balloon having a wall with an abrasive outer surface for abrading tissue, a catheter having a first lumen for supplying fluid to the balloon to inflate the balloon such that the abrasive surface stimulates a flow of blood cells, and a second lumen for supplying an agent to tissue.