Implant delivery catheter system and methods for its use
US8529550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2001/0578
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Catheter systems and methods for implanting helical or dart-like implants into the myocardium or other body tissue. The catheter system includes a helix for fixing the distal end of the catheter to the myocardium, an implant held by the helix, mechanisms for driving the fixation helix into the myocardium, and mechanisms for driving the implant into the myocardium, removing the fixation helix and leaving the implant behind. The implant may be coated, filled, or made of a drug or drug eluting compound, or drug delivery matrix of any composition.
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