MEDICAL AGENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A medical agent delivery system, comprising:
- a medical agent dispensing member; and
a support supporting said agent dispensing member, said support adapted to position said agent dispensing member at the region of a patient defined by at least one chosen from (i) the abdominal portion of the esophagus, (ii) the esophageal-gastric junction, and (iii) the cardiac portion of the stomach.
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Abstract
A medical agent delivery system and method of dispensing a medical agent include providing a medical agent dispensing member and supporting said medical agent dispensing member at the gastro-esophageal region of the patient.
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1. A medical agent delivery system, comprising:
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a medical agent dispensing member; and
a support supporting said agent dispensing member, said support adapted to position said agent dispensing member at the region of a patient defined by at least one chosen from (i) the abdominal portion of the esophagus, (ii) the esophageal-gastric junction, and (iii) the cardiac portion of the stomach. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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16. A medical agent delivery system, comprising:
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a medical agent dispensing member; and
a support supporting said agent dispensing member, said support adapted to position said agent dispensing member at the gastro-esophageal region of a patient;
wherein said agent dispensing member comprises a tissue interface, said tissue interface adapted to dispense an agent to at least one chosen from the muscularis, the mucosa and the sub-mucosa; and
wherein said agent dispensing member further comprises an agent reservoir and a port, said port adapted to provide access to said reservoir from external the patient. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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31. A medical agent delivery system, comprising:
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a medical agent dispensing member; and
a support supporting said agent dispensing member, said support adapted to position said agent dispensing member at the gastro-esophageal region of a patient;
wherein said agent dispensing member comprises a tissue interface, said tissue interface adapted to dispense an agent to at least one chosen from the muscularis, the mucosa and the sub-mucosa; and
wherein said tissue interface includes at least one tissue ingrowth surface portion. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method of dispensing a medical agent, comprising:
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providing a medical agent dispensing member and a support; and
supporting said medical agent dispensing member with said support at the region of a patient defined by at least one chosen from (i) the abdominal portion of the esophagus, (ii) the esophageal-gastric junction, and (iii) the cardiac portion of the stomach.
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34. A method of dispensing a medical agent, comprising:
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providing a medical agent dispensing member and a support;
supporting said medical agent dispensing member with said support at the gastro-esophageal region of a patient;
wherein said agent dispensing member comprises an agent reservoir, a tissue interface and a port;
dispensing an agent from said agent reservoir with said tissue interface to at least one chosen from the muscularis, the mucosa and the sub-mucosa; and
accessing said agent reservoir with said port from external the patient.
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35. A method of dispensing a medical agent, comprising:
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providing a medical agent dispensing member and a support;
supporting said medical agent dispensing member with said support at the gastro-esophageal region of a patient;
wherein said agent dispensing member comprises a tissue interface wherein said tissue interface includes at least one tissue ingrowth surface portion; and
dispensing an agent from said agent reservoir with said tissue interface to at least one chosen from the muscularis, the mucosa and the sub-mucosa.
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