Simultaneous angioplasty and phoretic drug delivery

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PATENT NO 5498238
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08113273

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A method of simultaneous angioplasty and drug delivery to a localized portion of coronary or peripheral arteries or any other type of body passage that has a stricture. The invention contemplates positioning a drug delivery device in a body passageway and then selectively introducing a selected drug so that the device is expanded in order to dilate the passage and then simultaneously causing the drug to be transported across a drug transport wall of the device for direct contact with the passageway wall. A more specific aspect of the present invention involves treating a dilated vessel in the area of a stenotic lesion with a fixative or other drug to render the vessel biologically inert and to form a biological stent or prevent restenosis using specifically selected drugs.

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VENTION MEDICAL ADVANCED COMPONENTS INC29 NORTHWESTERN DRIVE SALEM NH 03079

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Knudson, Mark B Shoreview, MN 157 18590
Racchini, Joel R Edina, MN 19 2827
Shapland, James E Shoreview, MN 12 3757
Shimada, Jin Falcon Heights, MN 46 4405

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