Delivery device for delivering bioactive agents to internal tissue in a body
US8480647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1088
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method for administering a bioactive agent to internal tissue in a body, by introducing a balloon in a deflated condition into the body, inflating the balloon, introducing the bioactive agent into the balloon at the time of, after, or before the inflation of the balloon, and delivering the bioactive agent from the balloon to the tissue.
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