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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
May. 17, 2006
Geoffrey H. Willis, Redwood City, CA (US);
Eric Willis, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Shuji Uemura, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mike Stewart, San Jose, CA (US);
Alfredo Cantu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Geoffrey H. Willis, Redwood City, CA (US);
Eric Willis, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Shuji Uemura, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mike Stewart, San Jose, CA (US);
Alfredo Cantu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and delivery devices for maximizing injectate dispersion in lesioned tissue using needle-based injection devices are herein disclosed. The delivery devices include injection devices with various needle arrays and/or modified needle tip configurations. The needle tip configurations can include linear, hooked or corkscrew tips and/or multiple circumferential openings.