METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTING A LOCALIZED BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO AN IMPLANT
First Claim
1. A method for directing a localized biological response of a mammalian body to an implant disposed within the body, the method comprising:
- positioning a first delivery system outside the body and adjacent to the implant, the first delivery system comprising a first tissue response modifier effective for directing a localized biological response of the body to the implant; and
delivering the first tissue response modifier from the first delivery system into the body in a quantity effective to direct the localized biological response of the body to the implant, wherein the first tissue response modifier is delivered nonsurgically.
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Abstract
The invention provides methods for directing a localized biological response of a mammalian body to an implant disposed within the body. In one embodiment, a delivery system is positioned outside the body and adjacent to the implant within the body. The delivery system comprises a first tissue response modifier effective for directing a localized biological response of the body to the implant. The tissue response modifier is nonsurgically delivered from the delivery system into the body in a quantity effective to direct the localized biological response of the body to the implant. The invention also provides an implant system for long-term use comprising an implant and nonsurgical means for delivering a tissue response modifier through the epidermis of the body, the tissue response modifier effective for directing a localized biological response of the body to the implant.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for directing a localized biological response of a mammalian body to an implant disposed within the body, the method comprising:
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positioning a first delivery system outside the body and adjacent to the implant, the first delivery system comprising a first tissue response modifier effective for directing a localized biological response of the body to the implant; and delivering the first tissue response modifier from the first delivery system into the body in a quantity effective to direct the localized biological response of the body to the implant, wherein the first tissue response modifier is delivered nonsurgically. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for directing a localized biological response of a mammalian body to an implant, the method comprising:
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positioning a delivery system outside the body adjacent to a location within the body identified for receiving the implant, the delivery system comprising a tissue response modifier effective for directing a localized biological response of the body to the implant; and delivering the tissue response modifier from the delivery system into the body in a quantity effective to direct a localized biological response of the body, wherein the tissue response modifier is delivered nonsurgically. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An implant system for long-term use within a mammalian body, comprising:
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an implant; and nonsurgical means for delivering a tissue response modifier through the epidermis of the mammalian body, the tissue response modifier effective for directing a localized biological response of the body to the implant. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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