Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retractable sheath devices, systems, and methods
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Application No.: US14018053Application Date: 2013-09-04
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Publication No.: US10173038B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Carey V. Campbell , Robert L. Cleek , Edward H. Cully , Peter Heicksen , Theresa A. Holland , Thane L. Kranzler , Mei Li , Bruce M. Steinhaus , Benjamin M. Trapp , Thomas G. Triebes , Michael J. Vonesh
- Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Newark
- Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Newark
- Main IPC: A61M25/10
- IPC: A61M25/10 ; A61L29/08 ; A61L29/14 ; A61L29/16 ; A61L29/04 ; A61F2/962 ; A61F2/958

Abstract:
The invention is directed to delivery medical devices that enable consistent “on-demand” delivery of therapeutic agents to a vessel. The medical device of the current invention comprises retractable sheath comprising neckable elements. The medical device of the current invention comprises an expandable member, a hydrophilic coating comprising at least one therapeutic agent about the expandable member or structural layer and a retractable outer sheath with a selectively permeable microstructure. The design and methods disclosed herein ensures that therapeutic agent delivery occurs essentially only during retraction of the outer sheath, minimizing coating and/or therapeutic agent loss to the bloodstream and providing controlled delivery to the treatment site.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140066897A1 RETRACTABLE SHEATH DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2014-03-06
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