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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Mitchell S. Felder, Hermitage, PA (US);
Inventor:
Mitchell S. Felder, Hermitage, PA (US);
Assignee:
Marv Enterprises, LLC, Hermitage, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A filter and a method treat blood borne carcinomas by inducing apoptosis in carcinoma cells. The filter includes comprises a stent having an interior wall defining a channel containing a packing material and at least one antineoplastic agent. The method includes placing a patient's blood in apposition of the antineoplastic agent by pumping the blood through the stent. The blood remains in apposition to the antineoplastic agent for a sufficient time period to induce an apoptotic cascade.