EP 1054633 A1 20001129 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING RESTENOSIS BY APPLYING ULTRASOUND ENERGY TOGETHER WITH DRUGS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING RESTENOSIS BY APPLYING ULTRASOUND ENERGY TOGETHER WITH DRUGS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VORBEUGUNG VON RESTENOSE DURCH BEHANDLUNG MITTELS ULTRASCHALLENERGIE IN KOMBINATION MIT MEDIKAMENTEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE D'INHIBITION DE RESTENOSE PAR APPLICATION D'ENERGIE ULTRASONORE EN COMBINAISON AVEC DES MEDICAMENTS

Publication

EP 1054633 A1 20001129 (EN)

Application

EP 99904565 A 19990203

Priority

US 9902332 W 19990203
US 2116298 A 19980210

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9939647A1] A system and method for inhibiting restenosis by compromising the migration, viability and adhesion of mammalian smooth muscle cells (SMC). The system includes an ultrasonic energy source; a transmitter for transmitting the ultrasonic energy to the SMC and a drug delivery spectrum for delivering drugs to the smooth mucles cells. This system and method is especially useful in the prevention of restenosis in a blood vessel of a mammal associated with the migration of SMC in the blood vessel following vascular intervention, such as angioplasty.

IPC 1-7

A61B 17/22

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/407 (2006.01); A61K 41/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61P 9/00 (2006.01); A61P 43/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 17/22012 (2013.01); A61M 37/0092 (2013.01); A61P 9/00 (2017.12); A61P 43/00 (2017.12); A61B 2017/22008 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22082 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22088 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9939647A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9939647 A1 19990812; AR 014555 A1 20010228; AU 2494199 A 19990823; CA 2320300 A1 19990812; EP 1054633 A1 20001129; JP 2002502804 A 20020129; ZA 991024 B 20000114

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9902332 W 19990203; AR P990100553 A 19990210; AU 2494199 A 19990203; CA 2320300 A 19990203; EP 99904565 A 19990203; JP 2000530154 A 19990203; ZA 991024 A 19990209