Chang, John Y.,Walke, Amrish Jayprakash,Vrany, Julia D.,Makower, Joshua
申请号:
AU2005274794
公开号:
AU2005274794B2
申请日:
2005.07.18
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
Implantable devices and methods for delivering drugs and other substances tolocations within the body of a human or animal subject to treat or diagnose sinusitisand a variety of other disorders. The invention includes implantable substancedelivery devices that comprise reservoirs and barriers that control the rateat which substances pass out of the reservoirs. The delivery devices may be advancedinto the body using guidewires, catheters, ports, introducers and other accessapparatus. In some embodiments the delivery devices may be loaded with one ormore desired substance before their introduction into the body. In other embodimentsthe delivery devices are loaded and/or reloaded with a desired substance afterthe delivery device has been introduced into the body.