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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
May. 04, 2004
Maria Palasis, Wellesley, MA (US);
James J. Barry, Marlborough, MA (US);
Louis Ellis, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Gary L. Hendrickson, Big Lake, MN (US);
Kent D. Harrison, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lixiao Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Maria Palasis, Wellesley, MA (US);
James J. Barry, Marlborough, MA (US);
Louis Ellis, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Gary L. Hendrickson, Big Lake, MN (US);
Kent D. Harrison, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lixiao Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for delivering a therapeutic implant to a tissue is provided. This method includes providing an elongate catheter having a distal end including a lumen, providing a carrier including a therapeutic agent, placing the carrier including the therapeutic agent into the lumen, advancing the distal end of the catheter to the tissue, and depositing the carrier including the therapeutic agent into the tissue.