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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Evgenia Mandrusov, Campbell, CA (US);
Deborah Kilpatrick, Los Altos, CA (US);
Murthy Simhambhatla, San Jose, CA (US);
Syed Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Evgenia Mandrusov, Campbell, CA (US);
Deborah Kilpatrick, Los Altos, CA (US);
Murthy Simhambhatla, San Jose, CA (US);
Syed Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method to treat vulnerable plaque. In one embodiment, the apparatus has an elongated catheter body adapted for insertion in a body lumen, with a drug delivery device attached near a distal portion of the elongated body. The drug delivery device is configured to deliver a biologically active agent to stabilize a vulnerable plaque.