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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Steven W. Hetts, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Anand S. Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark W. Wilson, San Francisco, CA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
In vivo positionable filtration devices are provided that filter one or more therapeutic agents in blood flowing in a blood vessel. The filtration devices include an elongated member and a filtering component coupled to the elongated member. The elongated member and the filtering component are dimensioned for positioning within the blood vessel of a human or non-human animal. Further, the filtering component includes a filtration material to filter the one or more therapeutic agents from the blood. Methods of in vivo filtration of the one or more therapeutic agents are also provided. The methods include positioning a filtration device in the blood vessel of a body of the human or non-human animal, and administering a therapeutic agent upstream from a target tissue site to direct flow of the therapeutic agent to the target tissue site and then to the filtration device. The filtration device is positioned downstream from the target tissue site.