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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2014
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Sarnath Chattaraj, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Kiem H. Dang, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Hsi Chung Fusselman, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Poonam S. Gulati, La Canada, CA (US);
Lance P. Hoffman, West Hollywood, CA (US);
Guangping Zhang, Calabasas, CA (US);
MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC., Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for reducing a diabetic patient's foreign body immune response, including infusion site-loss and/or occlusion. Such foreign body responses are associated with the treatment of the diabetic patient where the treatment requires subcutaneous implantation of a foreign body, such as a cannula or catheter. In certain embodiments of the invention, a response-inhibiting agent is administered to a patient at the site of cannula/catheter insertion, thereby facilitating delivery of insulin to the diabetic patient and mitigating site-loss and/or occlusion over a period of time.