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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Carlos Oberti, Cleveland, OH (US);
Jose Luis Navia, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Carlos Oberti, Cleveland, OH (US);
Jose Luis Navia, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for treating cardiovascular diseases includes an expandable support member having oppositely disposed proximal and distal end portions and a main body portion between the end portions for positioning in a blood vessel. The proximal end portion of the expandable support member includes a plurality of wing members that extend from the main body portion. Each of the wing members is for engaging at least a portion of an antrum of a cardiac chamber surrounding the blood vessel. At least a portion of the expandable support member is treated with at least one therapeutic agent for eluting into the blood vessel, the cardiac chamber, and/or cardiac tissue. The expandable support member is made of wire-mesh, and at least a portion of the expandable support member may be made of a bioabsorbable material.