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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2007
Applicant:
Vinayak D. Bhat, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Vinayak D. Bhat, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of treatment, including separately delivering a treatment agent and a barrier having a binding member to a tissue, the binding member having a property adapted to couple to a surface of the tissue, wherein the barrier is present in an amount sufficient to permit transport of the treatment agent from the tissue at a lower rate than transport in the absence of the barrier component, wherein the barrier is biodegradable and hinders transport of the treatment agent away from the tissue but allows the treatment agent to migrate toward the tissue.