A therapeutic agent delivery system that includes a catheter having a
proximal end and an opposite distal end. The catheter has a body with a
lumen defined therein. The body of the catheter includes a non-bulbous
region having a substantially uniform outer diameter and a bulbous region
made from an elastically deformable material. While in a first state the
bulbous region has a maximum outer diameter greater than the
substantially uniform outer diameter of the non-bulbous region; and while
in a second state the maximum outer diameter of the bulbous region is
reduced relative to that while in the first state.