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Implantable cardiac electrode with rate controlled drug delivery

  • US 5,496,360 A
  • Filed: 04/12/1994
  • Issued: 03/05/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An implantable device, comprising:

  • an electrode for implantation in a patient, said electrode having a reservoir located within said electrode;

    an insulated conductor having a distal end and a proximal end and coupled to said electrode at said distal end of said conductor and having a connector at said proximal end of said conductor;

    at least one therapeutic drug carried in said reservoir; and

    at least one drawing agent contained in said reservoir, having an ability to draw body fluid into said reservoir for modulating drug delivery rate of said at least one therapeutic drug to body tissue.

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