Patent · US Expired

Catheter drug delivery system and method for use

US6102887A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 1998
Grant dateAug 15, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/0089
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A catheter system for injecting therapeutic agents including large molecules into the body. The catheter includes a distensible penetrating element with a distally locating expansion coil and a distally located chamber for holding a therapeutic agent which is to be injected into the body.

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