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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2023
Applicant:
The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alessandro Grattoni, Houston, TX (US);
Edward Brian Butler, Houston, TX (US);
Ganesh Palapattu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
THE METHODIST HOSPITAL SYSTEM, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/704 (2006.01); A61K 51/12 (2006.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 9/16 (2013.01); A61K 31/704 (2013.01); A61K 51/1282 (2013.01); A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61M 31/005 (2013.01); A61M 37/0069 (2013.01); A61M 5/14276 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable device comprising a nanochanneled membrane is described. The device uses nanofluidics to control the delivery of diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents intratumorally. The devices can be used for chemotherapy, radiosensitization, immunomodulation, and imaging contrast.