IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING AN ANTI-GASTRIC DISTRESS AGENT
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Mar 17, 2011
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Sep 11, 2009
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Sep 11, 2009
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Medical devices, and methods of use therewith, suitable for at least partial implantation within the gastrointestinal portions of a body and having at least one anti-gastric distress agent are provided. The anti-gastric distress agent can include antacids, H2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors, or any combination thereof. The medical device can also include one or more sections having one or more anti-gastric distress agent or antimicrobial agents. The medical device has a length such that when the device is at least partially implanted the first section is accessible to the gastrointestinal portion of the patient's body. A second section having an antimicrobial agent may be external to the gastrointestinal portion. Preferably, device includes a first and second anti-gastric distress agent each having a different controlled release rate. The therapeutic agents can be disposed on one or more surfaces of the medical device and/or impregnated with the material of the medical device.
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