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Medical device with drug delivery member

  • US 20050043678A1
  • Filed: 08/20/2003
  • Published: 02/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to an internal portion of a patient'"'"'s body, the medical device comprising:

  • a shaft;

    a self-expanding delivery member in operative communication with the shaft, the delivery member having a proximal end and a distal end and being shaped in a generally solid cylindrical configuration from a porous material capable of (i) releasing the therapeutic agent to the internal portion of the patient'"'"'s body and (ii) being in a collapsed state;

    a therapeutic agent delivery lumen defined by a lumen wall, wherein the therapeutic agent delivery lumen is in fluid communication with the delivery member for fluidly connecting the delivery member with a therapeutic agent source; and

    a retention member in operative communication with the delivery member, the retention member being configured and arranged to selectively collapse the delivery member;

    wherein;

    the lumen wall has one or more delivery openings therein for passage of the therapeutic agent therethrough; and

    the delivery member is disposed around and in contact with at least a portion of the lumen wall and in contact with at least one of the delivery openings.

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