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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENDOLYMPHATIC DRUG DELIVERY

  • US 20080097412A1
  • Filed: 09/01/2006
  • Published: 04/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device, comprising:

  • an implantable housing;

    drug delivery apparatus contained within the implantable housing;

    a catheter adapted for disposition within a lymphatic vessel and having a lumen communicating with the drug delivery apparatus;

    an occluding structure incorporated into the catheter for blocking flow of lymphatic fluid in the lymphatic vessel;

    control circuitry contained within the implantable housing for controlling operation of the occluding structure and drug delivery apparatus to enable delivery of a drug out of the catheter distally from the occluding structure and into the lymphatic vessel.

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