Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Balloon catheter for delivering therapeutic agents
- Patent Title (中): 用于递送治疗剂的气囊导管
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Application No.: US12642612Application Date: 2009-12-18
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Publication No.: US08277868B2Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: Lyudmila Kokish , Stephen D. Pacetti , John Stankus
- Applicant: Lyudmila Kokish , Stephen D. Pacetti , John Stankus
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Squire Sanders (US) LLP
- Main IPC: B05D3/10
- IPC: B05D3/10 ; A61M25/10
Abstract:
A drug delivery device for delivering therapeutic agents and a method of making such a device is disclosed. The device includes an inflatable balloon. A microporous coating covers a portion of the outer surface of the wall of the balloon. The thickness of the coating and the size of the micropores can permit desirable delivery of a substance from the micropores of the coating and into the tissue of a patient's lumen.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100189876A1 Balloon Catheter for Delivering Therapeutic Agents Public/Granted day:2010-07-29
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