Patent ID: 11957853
Assignee: UROTRONIC, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for treatment of or reduction of the occurrence of a surgical anastomosis-induced stricture, the method comprising:
providing a balloon catheter in the surgical anastomosis-induced stricture, wherein the surgical anastomosis-induced stricture comprises a stricture in an anastomosis between two portions of a body structure, or between two different body structures, wherein the one or more body structures are independently chosen from an esophagus, biliary tract, stomach, small intestine, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon, rectum, large intestine, colon, and a rectum, the balloon catheter comprising a balloon and a coating layer overlying an external surface of the balloon, the coating layer comprising a hydrophobic therapeutic agent and one or more water-soluble additives;
inflating the balloon in the stricture so that the coating layer contacts walls of the stricture and the therapeutic agent is delivered to the walls of the stricture;
deflating the balloon after an inflation period;
withdrawing the balloon catheter from the stricture;
wherein the balloon catheter provided in the stricture is a soaked balloon catheter, wherein the balloon catheter is soaked outside the body with a soaking solution comprising water or saline, or the balloon catheter is soaked in the stricture with a flushing solution comprising water or saline, or a combination thereof.