DEVICE FOR LOCALLY DELIVERING A DRUG IN A BODY CAVITY

摘要

A method of site-specifically delivering a therapeutic agent to a target location within a body cavity. The method comprises the steps of providing a medical device such as a catheter stent filter or vascular graft with a coating containing that agent. Introducing the medical device into the body cavity releasing a volume of the solution of therapeutic agent from the medical device by diffusion contacting the target site surface. In another embodiment, the present invention includes a system for delivering a therapeutic agent into a body cavity comprising a medical device injecting t he agent via the needle.