Title:
LOCAL DELIVERY OF WATER-SOLUBLE OR WATER-INSOLUBLE THERAPEUTIC AGENT TO SURFACE BODY LUMEN
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017080525
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide local delivery of a water-soluble or a water-insoluble therapeutic agent to the surface of a body lumen.SOLUTION: A method and device for local delivery of a water-soluble or water-insoluble therapeutic agent to the surface of a normal or diseased body lumen is disclosed. An expandable structure of a medical disposable device, such as a balloon of a balloon catheter, is coated with an amphiphilic polymer coating comprising a therapeutic agent and an amphiphilic polymer or co-polymer. The medical disposable device is inserted into a body lumen, and expanded to contact the amphiphilic polymer coating against the body lumen. The total solubility of the polymer or co-polymer in vivo prevents any embolic hazard associated with the amphiphilic polymer coating.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Inventors:
EUGENE T MICHAEL
DANIEL J LERNER
MATTHEW J POLLMAN
DANIEL J LERNER
MATTHEW J POLLMAN
Application Number:
JP2017018139A
Publication Date:
May 18, 2017
Filing Date:
February 03, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SPECTRANETICS CORP
International Classes:
A61L29/08; A61F2/958; A61L29/14; A61L29/16; A61M25/10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takeshi Oshio