Method of drug delivery to interstitial regions of the myocardium
US6443949B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/907
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treating the heart and other body tissues by injecting a compound comprised of microsphere encapsulated macromolecule therapeutic agents into the myocardium, such that the microsphere size inhibits capillary transport of the compound but may permit lymphatic transport of the compound, and the compound releases therapeutic agents upon degradation of the microsphere.
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