A catheter extending from a distal end which, when in an operative
position is inserted within a body of a patient, to a proximal end, the
catheter comprising a charge holding cavity to which a therapeutic
compound is to be supplied and a wall including inner and outer portions,
an inner surface of the inner portion surrounding the charge holding
cavity with an outer portion surrounding at least a portion of an outer
surface of the inner portion, wherein the inner portion is formed so that
a first diffusion rate of the therapeutic compound therethrough is
different from a second diffusion rate through the outer portion.