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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Hansell H. Stedman, Norristown, PA (US);
Charles R. Bridges, Villanova, PA (US);
Inventors:
Hansell H. Stedman, Norristown, PA (US);
Charles R. Bridges, Villanova, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for transferring a macromolecular complex to muscle cells by exsanguinating a region of the subject's microvasculature and delivering the complex to this region under high hydrostatic pressure. A balloon catheter having a balloon that extends substantially the full length of the cannula that is inserted into the subject is provided for use in the systemic delivery of macromolecular complex.