Apparatus and methods for preventing or treating failure of hemodialysis vascular access and other vascular grafts
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Abstract
This invention is a prosthetic device generally placed on the outside surface of the vessel or graft which then elutes antiproliferative drugs or agents from a drug-eluting matrix material. Methods of perivascular antiproliferative drug administration also are disclosed.
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42 Claims
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1-9. -9 (canceled).
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10. An implantable, antiproliferative agent-administering perivascular sleeve adapted to be placed in contact with the exterior of a vascular structure comprising:
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a) A flexible, cylindrical, bioabsorbing, agent-eluting matrix material, the material having a vascular-sized lumen passing substantially through said matrix material, the matrix material having dispersed therein;
b) An antiproliferative agent. - View Dependent Claims (11, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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12-36. -36 (canceled).
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