US 7,320,319 B2 | ||
Medicant delivery system and method | ||
Peter M. Bonutti, Effingham, Ill. (US) | ||
Assigned to Marctec, LLC, Effingham, Ill. (US) | ||
Filed on Nov. 17, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/990,871. | ||
Application 10/990871 is a continuation of application No. 09/728553, filed on Dec. 02, 2000, granted, now 6,820,614. | ||
Prior Publication US 2005/0103334 A1, May 19, 2005 | ||
Int. Cl. A61M 16/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 128—200.24 [128/205.23; 128/207.14] | 26 Claims |
1. A method for administering a medicant at a treatment site in a body of a patient, the method comprising:
providing a medical device including a leading end portion insertable into the body of the patient;
releasably holding substantially all of the medicant to be released in a holder,
said holder disposed proximate to the leading end portion of the medical device;
inserting the leading end portion, including said holder holding the medicant, into the body of the patient;
moving the leading end portion of the medical device along an insertion path in the body of the patient, including attracting
the leading end portion of the medical device with a magnetic field extending to a location outside of the patient's body;
and
releasing the medicant at the treatment site.
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