IMPLANTABLE MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND DELIVERY TOOL AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH
First Claim
1. An implantable medicament delivery device for administration of a medicament to a mammalian body comprising an implantable filament formed of a bioabsorbable material and carrying a medicament, the material being capable of eluting the medicament.
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Abstract
An implantable medicament delivery device is disclosed for administration of a medicament to a joint. The implantable delivery device includes a filament formed of a bioabsorbable material and carrying a medicament. The material of the filament is capable of eluting the medicament. A kit for use in post operatively treating a joint of a mammalian body is also disclosed. The kit comprises a package including the bioabsorbable filament carried within the package, which bioabsorbable filament carries a medicament. Delivery tools and methods are also disclosed for implantation of the medicament delivery device.
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- 1. An implantable medicament delivery device for administration of a medicament to a mammalian body comprising an implantable filament formed of a bioabsorbable material and carrying a medicament, the material being capable of eluting the medicament.
- 26. A delivery tool for use with an implantable device to treat a joint of a mammalian body comprising an elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end and a passageway extending from the proximal end to the distal end, a penetration element having a sharpened tip slidably disposed in the passageway and moveable between a first position in which the tip is recessed within the distal end of the elongate tubular member and a second position in which the tip is at least partially extended from the distal end, the penetration element being adapted to carry the implantable device, and an actuation mechanism at least partially carried by the elongate member for moving the penetration element from the first position to the second and for delivering the implantation device from the elongate tubular member into an implanted position in the joint.
- 29. A method of administering a medication to a mammalian body comprising implanting a filament into a joint of the mammalian body, the filament being formed of a bioabsorbable material and carrying a medicament, and eluting the medicament from the filament after placement of the filament in the joint to aid in healing of the mammalian body in the vicinity of the joint.
- 35. A kit for use in post operatively treating a joint of a mammalian body comprising a package including a bioabsorbable filament carried within the package, the bioabsorbable filament carrying a medicament.
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