A method for preventing adverse effects associated with the use of a medical device in a patient by introducing into the patient a device of which at least a portion includes a prophylactic or therapeutic amount of a nitric oxide adduct. The nitric oxide adduct can be present in a matrix coating on a surface of the medical device; can be coated per se on a surface of the medical device; can be directly or indirectly bound to reactive sites on a surface of the medical device; or at least a portion of the medical device can be formed of a material, such as a polymer, which includes the nitric oxide adduct. Also disclosed is a method for preventing adverse effects associated with the use of a medical device in a patient by introducing the device during a medical procedure and before or during said procedure locally administering a nitric oxide adduct to the site of contact of said device with any internal tissue.
一种预防与患者使用医疗器械有关的不良反应的方法,方法是将至少一部分含有预防或治疗量的
一氧化氮加合物的器械引入患者体内。
一氧化氮加合物可以存在于医疗设备表面的基质涂层中;可以本身涂覆在医疗设备表面;可以直接或间接地与医疗设备表面的反应位点结合;或者医疗设备的至少一部分可以由包括
一氧化氮加合物的材料(如聚合物)形成。本发明还公开了一种方法,通过在医疗过程中引入医疗设备,并在所述过程之前或期间在所述设备与任何内部组织的接触部位局部施用
一氧化氮加合物,来预防与患者使用医疗设备相关的不良反应。