Hydrodynamic method and apparatus for delivering fluids to kidney tissues
US10980985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a catheter and control box apparatus and related methods that are useful in delivering liquids, including liquids comprising nucleic acid molecules into cells. In particular, the invention provides a catheter that stabilizes fluid flow within a vein to deliver a volume, pressure charge of saline solution, exogenous compositions, and isolated vectors to kidney cells, using the renal vein as a guide and under hydrodynamic pressure. The catheter and control box apparatus and related methods described herein are useful to research, prognose, ameliorate symptoms of kidney injury, and treat kidney pathologies.
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