DEVICE FOR DELIVERING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT

摘要

The invention relates to an injection catheter (1) for delivering a therapeutic agent into a substrate (8), comprising one or more lumens (10) and a delivery element (2), said lumen (10) used as guide for said delivery element (2) outside of the substrate (8), characterized in that said delivery element (2) comprises a sleeve (14) and a piercing element (12), said sleeve (14) being positioned around the piercing element (12) and comprising a plurality openings (6) on at least one side of its distal tip (16). The invention also relates to a process for delivering a therapeutic agent into a substrate (8).