Dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use
First Claim
1. A therapy delivering device for use in a passageway of the body comprising:
- a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, said catheter having a radial tubular element which inhibits or treats disease, said tubular element comprised of a tubular braid or braided sleeving configuration
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Abstract
A dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use is disclosed that is particularly useful for repairing and/or serving as a conduit for body passageways that require reinforcement, dilatation, disease prevention or the like. Such apparatuses are utilized to deliver a therapy, that therapy being from a family of devices, drugs, or any of a variety of other elements to a specific location within the body. The instant disclosure provides a system of combining a novel radial deployment and/or drug delivery therapy with existing balloon dilatation therapy into one device. This combination will yield a significant decrease in cost to the healthcare system as well as providing a therapy to the patient with increased safety and efficacy. Further, the instant invention provides a novel and improved platform for synthetic/tissue interface between the device and the body.
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1. A therapy delivering device for use in a passageway of the body comprising:
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a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, said catheter having a radial tubular element which inhibits or treats disease, said tubular element comprised of a tubular braid or braided sleeving configuration - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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6. A device for use in a passageway of the body comprised of tubular mesh braid element,
that enlarges said passageway and delivers an endoprosthetic scaffold using two enlarging mechanisms on the same device, one mechanism used for enlarging, and one mechanism used for deployment.
- 16. A device for use in the lumens of the body to inhibit re-stenosis comprising a material which will absorb a drug or other substance for transport to the site of deposition.
- 18. A device used at the body exit site of indwelling catheters comprising an tubular braid element used to secure the catheter at the exit site of the body.
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22. A method whereby a therapy delivering device is used in a passageway of the body to inhibit or treat disease,
where said device is at least partially comprised of tubular braid.
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