EP 1280456 A2 20030205 - DRUG DELIVER CATHETER DEVICE WITH ACTIVE ELECTRODE
Title (en)
DRUG DELIVER CATHETER DEVICE WITH ACTIVE ELECTRODE
Title (de)
KATHETER ZUR VERABREICHUNG VON MEDIKAMENTEN MIT EINER AKTIVEN ELEKTRODE
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DESTINES A ETRE UTILISES AVEC UNE ELECTRODE ACTIVE ET UN CATHETER D'ADMINISTRATION DE MEDICAMENTS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0114524 W 20010504
- US 56679800 A 20000508
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0185027A2] The invention is an apparatus and method for treatments and targeted drug delivery into a living patient, particularly but not exclusively using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The apparatus and method are useful in delivery to all types of living tissue and uses MR Imaging to track the location of drug delivery and estimating the rate of drug delivery. An MR-visible drug delivery device positioned at a target site (e.g., intracranial delivery) delivers a diganostic or therapeutic drug solution into the tissue (e.g., the brain). The spatial distribution kinetics of the injected or infused drug agent are monitored quantitatively and non-invasively using water proton directional diffusion MR imaging to establish the efficacy of drug delivery at a targeted location.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61M 36/06 (2006.01); A61N 1/30 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61N 1/30 (2013.01); G01R 33/285 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0166 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0693 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0185027A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0185027 A2 20011115; WO 0185027 A3 20020425; EP 1280456 A2 20030205
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0114524 W 20010504; EP 01931071 A 20010504