Patent ID: 7288084
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A stent for passing one or more bodily fluids and releasing at least one therapeutic agent into a body of a patient, the device comprising: an elongated member defining a passage for passing the one or more bodily fluids, the passage extending at least partially through the elongated member; and an enclosed internal space defined as a reservoir within the elongated member which has been loaded with at least one therapeutic agent so that said therapeutic agent is disposed therein prior to when the stent is disposed within the body of the patient and is releasable into the body of the patient through the elongated member when the stent is disposed within the body of the patient, wherein the enclosed internal space extends at least partially along the length of the elongated member and is coincident with a longitudinal axis of the passage; and at least one sealed opening defined by one end of the elongated member, the opening in communication with the enclosed internal space to provide access to the enclosed internal space for loading the at least one therapeutic agent prior to use.