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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2004
Implantable and sealable medical device for unidirectional delivery of therapeutic agents to tissues
Applicants:
Ricardo Azevedo Pontes DE Carvalho, Baltimore, MD (US);
Alan Linn Murphree, Pasadena, CA (US);
Edward E. Schmitt, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Ricardo Azevedo Pontes De Carvalho, Baltimore, MD (US);
Alan Linn Murphree, Pasadena, CA (US);
Edward E. Schmitt, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/22 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for selective delivery of therapeutic agents to internal body tissues is disclosed. Upon tight sealing of the device to targeted tissues the diffusion of therapeutic agents to the targeted tissue can be controlled, while minimizing exposure of adjacent organs to the agents being delivered. Mechanisms for replenishment of the device and methods for application of the device in remote sites of the body are disclosed.