Endoluminal medical device for local delivery of cathepsin inhibitors, method of making and treating

An endoluminal medical device comprises a drug release system that releases a cathepsin inhibitor at a predetermined location within a lumen of a patient. The endoluminal devices and methods of treatment of disease can treat illnesses such as aneurysms and aortic dissections.

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Main Authors GREWE DAVID D, RAGHEB ANTHONY O, FEARNOT NEAL E, RUANE PATRICK H, BIGGS DAVID P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.12.2007
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
PROSTHESES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:An endoluminal medical device comprises a drug release system that releases a cathepsin inhibitor at a predetermined location within a lumen of a patient. The endoluminal devices and methods of treatment of disease can treat illnesses such as aneurysms and aortic dissections.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20070809779