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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paolo Netti, Boston, MA (US);
Rakesh K Jain, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424423 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method of enhancing the amount of a pharmaceutical composition delivered to a target tissue site in a mammal, by creating a transient differential between tile hydrostatic pressure in the target site and a region near the target tissue site whereby the composition is transported toward the site. An apparatus for performing the method is provided. In one form that apparatus includes a pharmaceutical reservoir, pump, and an agent reservoir and pump.