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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2002
Tatsuo Kumazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Murata, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuo Kumazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Murata, Tokyo, JP;
Other;
Abstract
An intra pelvic cancer therapeutic agent perfusion apparatus and method for administering a cancer therapeutic agent to and recovering same from a cancer tissue site within the pelvis. The tip of a first sheath is percutaneously inserted into the femoral artery and the tip of a second sheath is inserted into the femoral vein. A first balloon catheter is inserted into the aorta through the femoral artery and a second balloon catheter is inserted into the vena cava through the femoral vein. The first balloon catheter is used to block the blood flow and the second balloon is inflated to form an intravenous closed region between the site of insertion in the vena cava and a lower limb side venous site. A body fluid containing a cancer therapeutic agent is administered to the intra arterial closed region through the first sheath and is removed therefrom through the second sheath.