Intravascular delivery system for therapeutic agents
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1. A system for intravascular drug delivery, the system comprising:
- a reservoir proportioned for implantation within a blood vessel;
a flexible elongate device body proportioned for implantation within the blood vessel;
an anchor coupled to the device body and expandable into contact with a wall of the blood vessel;
a pump housed within the device body and fluidly coupled to the reservoir, the pump operable to direct agent from the reservoir into the bloodstream.
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Abstract
Described herein is a system for intravascular drug delivery system, which includes a reservoir implantable a blood vessel, an intravascular pump fluidly coupled to the reservoir and an anchor expandable into contact with a wall of the blood vessel to retain the system within the vasculature. Delivery conduits may be extend from the reservoir and are positionable at select locations within the vasculature for target drug delivery to select organs or tissues.
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1. A system for intravascular drug delivery, the system comprising:
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a reservoir proportioned for implantation within a blood vessel;
a flexible elongate device body proportioned for implantation within the blood vessel;
an anchor coupled to the device body and expandable into contact with a wall of the blood vessel;
a pump housed within the device body and fluidly coupled to the reservoir, the pump operable to direct agent from the reservoir into the bloodstream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 68)
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13. The system of claim 13, wherein the reservoir includes a plurality of bladders, each positioned in a corresponding one of the housing segments.
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39. A method for delivering an agent into the bloodstream, comprising the steps of:
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providing an intravascular drug delivery system comprising an elongate flexible device body and a reservoir;
percutaneously introducing the delivery system into a blood vessel and advancing the delivery system within the blood vessel, causing the device body to flex during movement through the blood vessel;
anchoring the delivery system within the blood vessel;
delivering an agent into the reservoir; and
releasing agent from the reservoir into the bloodstream. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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