Lateral needle injection apparatus and method

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<12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,537,588 B2 Palasis et al. (45) Date of Patent: *May 26, 2009 (54) LATERAL NEEDLE INJECTION APPARATUS 5,064,413 A 11/1991 McKirm0n et al. .......... .. 604/70 AND METHOD 5,098,389 A 3/1992 Cappucci .................. .. 604/158 5,236,424 A 8/1993 I ....................... .. 604/280 (75) Inventors: Maria Palasis, Wellesley, MA (US); 5 262 128 A U/1993 Lngirmljton et al 422/100 Arthur Rosenthal, Boston, MA (US) ’ ’ g ' """"" " (73) Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple G MN US rove’ ( ) (Continued) ( * ) Notice: Subject. to any disclaimer, the term of this FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U-SC 15402) by 385 <1aYS~ CA 2241615 i2/i998 This patent is subject to a tenninal disclaimer. C t' d (21) Appl. No.: 11/189,795 ( on me ) OTHER PUBLICATIONS (22) Filed: Jul. 27, 2005 _ _ Internet Article, ‘Taking the “Ouch” Out of Needles: Arrays of (65) Pi-i0i- Publication Data Micronfilcale “Micrloneegles” Offer New Technique For Drug Delive ’, J0 Toon, Re ease Jun. 22, 1998, 4 s. US 2005/0261662 A1 Nov. 24, 2005 ry pg Primary Examiner—Nicholas D Lucchesi Related U-S- Application Data AssistantExaminer—Victoria P Campbell (63) Continuation of application No. 09/982,934, filed on (74) Attorney’ Agent’ or FirmjKenyOn & Kenyon LLP Oct. 22, 2001, now Pat. No. 6,969,371, which is a continuation of application No. 09/457,254, filed on (57) ABSTRACT Dec. 8, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,319,230. (60) Pf0ViSi0H81 8PP1iC8Ii011 N0- 60/133,122, filed 011 May A device and method for delivering and injecting fluid into 7, 1999- heart tissue utilizing a laterally directed needle to increase injectate (fluid) retention in the heart tissue. The device may (51) Int CL comprise a catheter having a shaft wherein the distal end of A61M 31/00 (200901) the shaft includes a primary penetrating member and a sec(52) U.S. CI. ..................................... .. 604/511, 604/506 Qndafy penetrating membef_ The secgndary penetrating (58) Field of Classification Search ............... .. 604/173, member includes an injection lumen in fluid communication 604/264, 506, 511 with a pressurized fluid source. The primary penetrating See application file for complete search history. member penetrates the heart tissue at the injection site in a _ first direction, and the secondary penetrating member pen(56) References Clted etrates the heart tissue in a second direction different from the

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