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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Kenneth T. Heruth, Edina, MN (US);
Mark S. Lent, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Justin A. Blanco, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth T. Heruth, Edina, MN (US);
Mark S. Lent, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Justin A. Blanco, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for delivering one or more drugs to one or more internal body locations (such as the cerebrospinal fluid) are disclosed. In various aspects, the systems and methods may involve catheters having infusion sections with permeable membranes and one or more tracking elements that may be used to place the infusions sections on the catheters in selected locations such as the spinal region.