MAKOWER, JOSHUA,CHANG, JOHN Y.,VRANY, JULIA D.,WALKE, AMRISH JAYPRAKASH
申请号：
CA2575361
公开号：
CA2575361C
申请日:
2005.07.18
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2015
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 diagnosesinusitis and a variety of other disorders. The invention includes implantablesubstance delivery devices that comprise reservoirs and barriers that controlthe rate at which substances pass out of the reservoirs. The delivery devicesmay be advanced into the body using guidewires, catheters, ports, introducersand other access apparatus. In some embodiments the delivery devices may beloaded with one or more desired substance before their introduction into thebody. In other embodiments the delivery devices are loaded and/or reloadedwith a desired substance after the delivery device has been introduced intothe body.
