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Patent: 5,709,874


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Summary for Patent: 5,709,874
Title: Device for local drug delivery and methods for using the same
Abstract:A device for the local delivery of a substance into a natural tissue conduit in the mammalian body. The device has a substance delivery segment which provides a means for locally delivering a substance into the boundary layer of fluid flowing through the conduit without disrupting the fluid flow therethrough. For example, an indwelling catheter is provided for endovascular delivery of a substance locally to a targeted treatment area. Also provided are methods of locally delivering a substance into a natural tissue conduit in the mammalian body utilizing the device of the present invention.
Inventor(s): Hanson; Stephen R. (Stone Mountain, GA), Scott; Neal A. (Atlanta, GA), King, III; Spencer B. (Atlanta, GA), Harker; Laurence A. (Atlanta, GA)
Assignee: Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
Application Number:08/660,203
Patent Claims:see list of patent claims

Details for Patent 5,709,874

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