Medical articles incorporating surface capillary fiber
First Claim
1. A method for delivering a bioactive agent using a medical device, the method comprisingcontacting a patient'"'"'s body fluids/tissues with a plurality of surface capillary fibers associated with at least a portion of a surface of the device, wherein the surface capillary fibers are pre-loaded and in association with a bioactive agent that elutes in a controlled way from the fibers upon contacting the fluids/tissues,wherein each of the surface capillary fibers comprises at least one capillary along its outer surface running along at least a portion of the length of the surface capillary fiber,wherein the medical device is a percutaneous device having the plurality of surface capillary fibers associated with a portion of the device to be placed within the patient, or is an implantable device, andwherein the bioactive agent is associated with a controlled release agent.
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Abstract
Medical devices are described that comprise surface capillary (SCF) fibers, which can impart desirable properties to the devices. For example, implantable prostheses are described comprising SCF fibers. In other embodiments, catheters are described having SCF fibers along the surface of the catheters. In addition, SCF fibers can be useful for the delivery of bioactive agents in association with the fibers. Due to the fluid flow capabilities of the fibers, medical devices are described that incorporate fiber matrices to facilitate blood delivery to cells within the structure.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for delivering a bioactive agent using a medical device, the method comprising
contacting a patient'"'"'s body fluids/tissues with a plurality of surface capillary fibers associated with at least a portion of a surface of the device, wherein the surface capillary fibers are pre-loaded and in association with a bioactive agent that elutes in a controlled way from the fibers upon contacting the fluids/tissues, wherein each of the surface capillary fibers comprises at least one capillary along its outer surface running along at least a portion of the length of the surface capillary fiber, wherein the medical device is a percutaneous device having the plurality of surface capillary fibers associated with a portion of the device to be placed within the patient, or is an implantable device, and wherein the bioactive agent is associated with a controlled release agent.
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12. A medical device comprising:
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a plurality of surface capillary fibers associated with at least a portion of a surface of the device, the surface capillary fibers comprising a polymer, and a quantity of bioactive agent pre-loaded and in association with the surface capillary fibers, wherein the bioactive agent elutes in a controlled way from the fibers when the surface capillary fibers are in contact with a patient'"'"'s body fluids/tissue, wherein each of the surface capillary fibers comprises at least one capillary along its outer surface running along at least a portion of the length of the surface capillary fiber, wherein the medical device is a percutaneous device or is an implantable device, and wherein the bioactive agent is associated with a controlled release agent. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A medical device, comprising:
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a plurality of surface capillary fibers associated with at least a portion of a surface of the device, the surface capillary fibers comprising a polymer matrix, and a quantity of bioactive agent pre-loaded within the polymer matrix of the surface capillary fibers, wherein the bioactive agent elutes in a controlled way from the fibers when the surface capillary fibers are in contact with a patient'"'"'s body fluids/tissue, wherein each of the surface capillary fibers comprises at least one capillary along its outer surface running along at least a portion of the length of the surface capillary fiber, and wherein the medical device is a percutaneous device or an implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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