Patent · US Active

Pharmacological delivery implement for use with cardiac repair devices

US8349001B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22References

17Claims

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Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Eugene A. Mensah · Irvine, US
Mark Shu · Mission Viejo, US
Chris M. Coppin · Carlsbad, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2004
Grant date	Jan 8, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 18, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0069
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pharmacological delivery implement for use with cardiac repair devices. The pharmacological delivery implement comprises a porous member defining an outer surface, an internal channel configured to selectively house a pharmacological agent, and a plurality of release holes each extending from the outer surface to the internal channel. Following implantation of the pharmacological delivery implement, at least a portion of the pharmacological agent exits the internal channel through the plurality of release holes.

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