Devices and methods for delivering molecules to the heart with electric fields
US8738125B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/327
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and related methodologies to deliver molecules to the cells that comprise any tissues. The invention includes a catheter-based electrode and methods for its use for the delivery of molecules to cardiac tissue, blood vessels, other tissues/organs that can be accessed through a luminal tissue, and luminal tissues. The invention is also a non-catheter based electrode for performing the same functions. In certain embodiments the electrode utilizes a segmented electrode array wherein each electrode is separately addressable by a source of electricity.
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