US5845646A
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System and method for treating select tissue in a living being
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-11-05
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Granted: 1998-12-08
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Expires: 2016-11-05
Abstract
Abstract A catheter suitable for directing a measured aliquot of liquid drug to a specific target location in the body having a reservoir containing a premeasured aliquot of liquid drug which is positioned near the end of catheter. The reservoir is attached to the distal end of an extendable member, which is used to extend the hollow needle into the tissue surrounding the distal end of the catheter through an orifice.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome Lemelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 23:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/320758; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61M25/0082; A61M25/0084; A61M25/01; A61M25/0105; A61M25/0133; A61M25/0138; A61M25/0158; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1492; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B10/04; A61B2010/045; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00292; A61B2017/003; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22072; A61B2017/22074; A61B2017/22077; A61B2017/320004; A61B90/00; A61B90/36; A61B90/361; A61B2090/3614; A61M25/0043; A61M2025/0057; A61M2025/0089; A61M25/0147
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
221 words
A drug delivery system comprising: a. a catheter with an exterior surface, a proximal end and a distal end and having at least one lumen with an opening at said distal end of said catheter; b. a drug reservoir having a proximal end and a distal end situated inside said lumen adjacent said distal end of said catheter; c. an extendable member connected to said proximal end of said reservoir; d. a hollow tube connected to said distal end of said reservoir and communicating therewith, having a dispensing front end with an opening therein, a hollow needle being completely disposed and supported within said lumen and movable generally longitudinally through said lumen from a retracted position therein whereby the dispensing end of said tube does not protrude beyond the exterior surface of the catheter, to an extended position whereby said dispensing end of said needle protrudes through said opening beyond the exterior surface of the catheter so as to permit said dispensing end of said needle to penetrate tissue positioned against or in close proximity to the exterior surface of said catheter; e. a force means for controllably moving said extendable member in a longitudinal direction to extend said needle; f. a dispensing mechanism contained within said reservoir; and g. release means for remotely power operating or triggering said dispensing mechanism.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
221 words
A drug delivery system comprising: a. a catheter with an exterior surface, a proximal end and a distal end and having at least one lumen with an opening at said distal end of said catheter; b. a drug reservoir having a proximal end and a distal end situated inside said lumen adjacent said distal end of said catheter; c. an extendable member connected to said proximal end of said reservoir; d. a hollow tube connected to said distal end of said reservoir and communicating therewith, having a dispensing front end with an opening therein, a hollow needle being completely disposed and supported within said lumen and movable generally longitudinally through said lumen from a retracted position therein whereby the dispensing end of said tube does not protrude beyond the exterior surface of the catheter, to an extended position whereby said dispensing end of said needle protrudes through said opening beyond the exterior surface of the catheter so as to permit said dispensing end of said needle to penetrate tissue positioned against or in close proximity to the exterior surface of said catheter; e. a force means for controllably moving said extendable member in a longitudinal direction to extend said needle; f. a dispensing mechanism contained within said reservoir; and g. release means for remotely power operating or triggering said dispensing mechanism.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The drug delivery system of claim 1, wherein said dispensing mechanism comprises a spring-loaded piston.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The drug delivery system of claim 2, further comprising a rupture disk situated inside said hollow needle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The drug delivery system of claim 1 wherein said release means comprises a catch operated by rotating said extendable member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The drug delivery system of claim 1, further comprising at least one pull wire for steering said catheter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The drug delivery system of claim 1, wherein said dispensing mechanism comprises a motor-operated piston.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The drug delivery system of claim 1, wherein said dispensing mechanism further comprises: (a) a rotatable cylindrical housing containing a plurality of reservoirs; (b) an axle around which said cylindrical housing revolves; and (c) means for revolving said cylindrical housing to align said reservoirs with said hollow needle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The drug delivery system of claim 7, wherein said means for revolving said housing is a pull wire wound around said housing.
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