Electric fields could help deliver restenosis drug:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Early experiments using Genetronics' electroporation catheter have shown the device may be effective for delivering the cardiovascular drug heparin to artery walls to prevent them re-blocking following angioplasty. The rabbit studies showed that the electroporation technique, in which electric field open pores in the cells of the arterial wall, showed a 76% increase in heparin uptake compared with other methods of local drug delivery, according to the San Diego, California-based company.