System of loading beneficial agent to a prosthesis by fluid-jet
US7597764B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B7/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interventional device for delivery of beneficial agent to a lumen and methods of loading and manufacture of the same, which include a prosthesis loaded with beneficial agent to provide a controlled dosage concentration of beneficial agent to the lumen. The beneficial agent is loaded onto the prosthesis by a fluid-dispenser having a dispensing element capable of dispensing the beneficial agent in discrete droplets, each droplet having a controlled trajectory. The method of loading beneficial agent includes dispensing beneficial agent in a raster format and/or an off-axis format along a dispensing path.
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