A mechanical dilatation and medicament delivery device for enlarging a
flow passage of a vessel by dilating and delivering a liposome or
micelle-encapsulated therapeutic agent or medicament to an obstruction in
the vessel. The present invention comprises a substantially cylindrically
shaped expansion member and includes a means engaged to the expansion
member for altering the distance between the proximal end and the distal
end of the expansion member thereby transforming the expansion member
between a diametrically contracted configuration to diametrically
expanded configuration. A liposome or micelle-encapsulated therapeutic
agent or medicament is coated on either the expansion member, or
incorporated into a substrate coated on the expansion member.