Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for intracranial implantation of therapeutic or diagnostic agents
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Application No.: US12375139Application Date: 2007-07-18
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Publication No.: US09669198B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: William C. Broaddus , Rahul Mahajan , George T. Gillies
- Applicant: William C. Broaddus , Rahul Mahajan , George T. Gillies
- Applicant Address: US VA Charlottesville US VA Richmond
- Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation,Virginia Commonwealth University
- Current Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation,Virginia Commonwealth University
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Charlottesville US VA Richmond
- Agency: Tanner IP, PLLC
- Agent Robert J. Decker
- International Application: PCT/US2007/016256 WO 20070718
- International Announcement: WO2008/013709 WO 20080131
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00 ; A61B90/11 ; A61B6/00

Abstract:
A system and related method for delivering the anti-tumoral agent carmustine or other types of diagnostic or therapeutic agents into the brain of a patient with a brain tumor includes an insertion device, a skull mount, and a reformulated geometry of the carmustine compound (or other material) optimized for use in the insertion device and for maximized biodegradation time. The insertion device may be front loaded with the carmustine material (or other material) and inserted through the mount on a skull, to the location of the brain tumor, where the carmustine (or other material) is then released. It should be appreciated that the diagnostic and/or therapeutic system and related method thereof are not necessarily limited to the brain of a subject. It may also be used in the organ structures or tubular structures, as well as portions and locations thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090192487A1 System and Method for Intracranial Implantation of Therapeutic or Diagnostic Agents Public/Granted day:2009-07-30
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