DRUG DISSOLVING DEVICE IN TUBULAR ORGAN

• Main Authors: WOLFF RODNEY G, HULL VINCENT W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.08.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; BRAID; BRAIDING; BRAIDING MACHINES; BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET ORCARBONISED LACE; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTIOND, RELATING TOTEXTILES; KNITTING; LACE; LACE-MAKING; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; NON-WOVEN FABRICS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROSTHESES; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; TRIMMINGS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drug dissolving device in a tubular organ to be applied to occlusion or reocclution of the tubular organ such as a blood vessel irrelevant to an acute or chronic case. SOLUTION: This device is inserted into the tubular organ and prevents restenosis of the tubular organ. This device carries the drug is dissolved after positioned in the tubular organ and preventing the restenosis. This device, at least, includes a single type of drug, and the drug is fed to a necessary point at a controlled rate without excessively fed due to the systemic dosing. This device comprises a flexible tubular body and the body is fixed to the wall of the tubular organ by a mechanical operation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI