Implantable prosthetic device for the delivery of a bioactive material

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PATENT NO 5411550
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08109103

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An implantable prosthetic device for sustained release of a bioactive material into a fluid flow pathway of a patient comprises a body adapted for attachment to the fluid flow pathway. The body defines a primary lumen for accommodating fluid flow therethrough and at least one secondary lumen at least a portion of which is separated from the primary lumen by a wall sufficiently permeable to permit a bioactive material disposed in the lumen to diffuse through the wall and into the primary lumen. The bioactive material can be either a therapeutic or diagnostic agent. In a particular embodiment of the invention, the device comprises a tubular body consisting of stretched and/or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and is adapted for attachment to a blood vessel of a patient.

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ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATIONMERRIMACK NH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Herweck, Steve A Nashua, NH 116 7101
Karwoski, Theodore Hollis, NH 113 7362
Martakos, Paul Pelham, NH 102 5912

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