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CARDIAC DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE

  • US 20010044619A1
  • Filed: 04/08/1998
  • Published: 11/22/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1998
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of treating the heart of a human patient comprising:

  • providing a catheter with a fluid port on the distal tip of the catheter, and a lumen extending from the distal tip to the proximal end of the catheter, and a fluid source in communication with the lumen at the proximal end of the catheter;

    inserting the catheter into the endocardial space of the heart, and penetrating the heart wall with the distal tip of the catheter to place the distal tip of the catheter in the epicardial space outside the heart;

    delivering fluid through the catheter into the epicardial space.

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