Patent ID: 9168360
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61K,A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A drug delivery system for delivering at least one drug to at least one of a first branch and a second branch of a blood vessel bifurcation, the drug delivery system comprising: a first balloon catheter assembly having a first balloon capable of passing through the blood vessel and being at least partially positioned in the first branch; a second balloon catheter assembly having a second balloon capable of passing through the blood vessel and being at least partially positioned in the second branch; a hydrophilic surface on at least one of the first balloon and the second balloon; and a coating of nano-carriers on the hydrophilic surface, the nano-carriers comprising at least one drug encapsulated with at least one biological agent, the at least one of the first balloon and the second balloon capable of delivering the nano-carriers to at least one of the first branch and the second branch upon being positioned and inflated in the at least one of the first branch and the second branch.