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Regional delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of vascular diseases

US8895056B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Stephen D. Pacetti · San Jose, US
Paul Consigny · San Jose, US
Ronald W. Heil, Jr. · Roseville, US
Florian N. Ludwig · Mountain View, US
Dariush Davalian · San Jose, US
Li Zhao · Mountain View, US
Irina Astafieva · Palo Alto, US
Jinping Wan · Sunnyvale, US
Fozan El-Nounou · Santa Clara, US
Katsuyuki Murase · Cupertino, US
Syed F. A. Hossainy · Fremont, US
Rachel Bright · Palo Alto, US
Jeffrey T. Ellis · Mountain View, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2012
Grant date	Nov 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2210/12
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to the regional delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of vascular diseases wherein regional delivery refers to delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of the therapeutic agent to an area of the vessel that includes not only afflicted tissue but non-afflicted tissue at the periphery of the afflicted tissue as well.

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