Patent ID: 7141044
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for performing gene therapy on a selected section of a body lumen comprising: placing within a selected section of the body lumen a catheter including one or more expandable members for occluding sections of the body lumen proximal and/or distal to the selected section; occluding sections of the body lumen proximal and/or distal to the selected section of the body lumen; delivering a gene therapy composition into the selected section of the body lumen; delivering ultrasound to the selected section of the body lumen for a period of time in the presence of the gene therapy composition under conditions where the ultrasound causes cavitation of cells in the selected section; and after delivering the gene therapy composition and ultrasound to the selected section of the body lumen, transplanting the selected section of the body lumen into another region of the body.