Implantable techniques for infusing a therapeutic agent with endogenous bodily fluid
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1. A method for infusing an agent into an organ of a human body using said body'"'"'s own endogenous fluid, said method comprising he steps of:
- holding a quantity of said agent inside said body;
collecting a portion of said endogenous fluid;
transmitting a portion of said collected endogenous fluid into said organ; and
adding, within said body from said quantity of said agent, a predetermined dose of said agent to at least a portion of said endogenous fluid transmitted into said organ, whereby the addition of said agent to said endogenous fluid facilitates buffering and dilution of said agent before administration to said organ.
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An implantable system for infusing an agent into an organ containing an endogenous fluid, including an implantable reservoir for the agent and implantable first and second catheters implanted in the organ. An implantable pump transmits the endogenous fluid to the organ through one catheter and returns it through the other catheter. A predetermined quantity of the agent is added from the reservoir to the endogenous fluid to facilitate buffering and dilution of the agent before administration to the organ.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for infusing an agent into an organ of a human body using said body'"'"'s own endogenous fluid, said method comprising he steps of:
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holding a quantity of said agent inside said body; collecting a portion of said endogenous fluid; transmitting a portion of said collected endogenous fluid into said organ; and adding, within said body from said quantity of said agent, a predetermined dose of said agent to at least a portion of said endogenous fluid transmitted into said organ, whereby the addition of said agent to said endogenous fluid facilitates buffering and dilution of said agent before administration to said organ. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for infusing an agent into an organ in a body using an endogenous fluid comprising the steps of;
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implanting a pump in said body; fluidly connecting a reservoir to said pump, said reservoir holding a quantity of said agent; implanting a first catheter in said body, said first catheter having a proximal end fluidly connected to said pump, said first catheter having a distal end implanted in said endogenous fluid; implanting a second catheter in said body, said second catheter having a proximal end fluidly connected to said pump, said second catheter having a distal end implanted in said organ; pumping said endogenous fluid through said first catheter from said distal end of said first catheter to said pump; pumping said endogenous fluid from said pump to said organ through said second catheter; and adding a predetermined quantity of said agent from said reservoir to at least a portion of said endogenous fluid pumped from said pump to said organ. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An implantable system for infusing an agent into an organ using an endogenous fluid, said system comprising in combination:
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an implantable pump; an implantable reservoir for holding a quantity of said agent, said implantable reservoir in fluid communication with said implantable pump; an implantable first catheter having a proximal end fluidly connected to said implantable pump, said first catheter having a distal end suitable for implantation in said endogenous fluid; an implantable second catheter having a proximal end fluidly connected to said implantable pump, said second catheter having a distal end suitable for implantation in said organ; wherein said implantable pump pumps said endogenous fluid through said first catheter of said distal end of said first catheter to said pump and then pumps said endogenous fluid from said pump to said organ through said second catheter; and means for adding a predetermined quantity of said agent from said reservoir to at least a portion of said endogenous fluid pumped from said pump to said organ, whereby patency of said first and second catheters is facilitated by flow of said endogenous fluid through said first and second catheters and whereby the addition of said agent to said endogenous fluid facilitates buffering and dilution of said agent before administration to said organ. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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