Drug-delivery accessory for an implantable medical device
US8617097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0541
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An implantable drug-delivery sleeve for an elongate component of an implantable medical device. The sleeve includes a tubular substrate having a lumen configured to receive the elongate component so as to allow relative displacement of the substrate and the elongate component, wherein the substrate is shaped so as to be retained stationary at a desired position along the elongate component, and a drug releasably carried by the substrate.
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