Agent delivery catheter including an anchor and injection needle
US7942854B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/0261
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An agent delivery catheter that uses an anchoring needle and injection needle for treating tissue, such as infarcted heart tissue, includes a first needle, a second needle extendable through the first needle and a control unit for displacing and adjusting the position of both the first and second needles relative to a distal end of the delivery catheter.
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