Apparatus for treatment of tissue adjacent a bodily conduit with a gene or drug-coated compression balloon
US7837720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/044
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for treatment of tissue within a body requiring thermotherapy includes a catheter to be inserted into a bodily conduit, an energy-emitting source disposed within the catheter, a compression balloon surrounding the energy-emitting source where the compression balloon has an inflated diameter that is greater than that of the bodily conduit in a relaxed state and an outside surface of the balloon is coated with one of gene modifiers and drug or medication, and means for activating the energy-emitting source to radiate energy to heat the drug-coated compression balloon and tissue to be treated whereby the heated drug-coated compression balloon effectively delivers the one of the gene modifiers and drug or medication to a target area of the diseased tissue. In addition, methods for using the above apparatus to treat diseased tissue are disclosed.
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