Catheter for the delivery of therapeutic agents to tissues

US7854743B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Maria Palasis · Wellesley, US
• James J. Barry · Marlborough, US
• Louis Ellis · Sauk Centre, US
• Gary L. Hendrickson · Big Lake, US
• Kent D. Harrison · Maple Grove, US
• Lixiao Wang · Maple Grove, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 21, 2005
• Grant date: Dec 21, 2010
• Expiry date: Jul 23, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2025/0089
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A catheter for placement of an in situ implant is provided. This catheter may include a first elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a second elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a first sharpened distal tip disposed at the distal end of the first shaft and a second sharpened distal tip disposed at the distal end of the second shaft. The first shaft and the second shaft may also be secured to one another at the distal end of the first shaft according to the invention. Still further, according to other teachings, the first sharpened distal tip may extend beyond the second sharpened distal tip in a catheter that practices the invention.