Inventors:
Stephen R. Hanson - Stone Mountain GA
Neal A. Scott - Atlanta GA
Spencer B. King - Atlanta GA
Christos Markou - Dunwoody GA
Assignee:
Emory University - Atlanta GA
International Classification:
A61M 25088
Abstract:
A device for the local delivery of a substance into a natural tissue conduit in the mammalian body. The device provides a means for locally delivering a substance into the boundary layer of fluid flowing through the conduit without substantially disrupting the fluid flow therethrough. For example, an indwelling endovascular support device is provided for delivery of a substance locally to a targeted treatment area. Also provided are methods of locally delivering a substance into a natural tissue conduit in the mammalian body utilizing the device of the present invention.
