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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Eugene A. Mensah, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark C. S. Shu, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Chris M. Coppin, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2013.01); A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2448 (2013.01); A61F 2/2403 (2013.01); A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0023 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0024 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pharmacological delivery implement for use with cardiac repair devices. The pharmacological delivery implement comprises a porous member defining an outer surface, an internal channel configured to selectively house a pharmacological agent, and a plurality of release holes each extending from the outer surface to the internal channel. Following implantation of the pharmacological delivery implement, at least a portion of the pharmacological agent exits the internal channel through the plurality of release holes.