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Systems and methods for delivering drugs to selected locations within the body

  • US 6,685,648 B2
  • Filed: 04/03/2001
  • Issued: 02/03/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of delivering a drug to a selected tissue region within a patient'"'"'s body with a catheter having a deployable puncturing element, a drug delivery element and an orientation element on a distal portion thereof, the method comprising:

  • percutaneously introducing the distal portion of the catheter into a blood vessel;

    directing the distal portion endovascularly to a vessel location adjacent to the selected tissue region;

    rotating the catherer about its longitudinal axis while using the orientation element to orient the puncturing element towards the selected tissue region;

    deploying the puncturing element through a wall of the vessel location to access the selected tissue region; and

    delivering a drug with the drug delivery element to the selected tissue region.

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