Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implantable drug delivery device and methods
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Application No.: US13910730Application Date: 2013-06-05
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Publication No.: US10532132B2Publication Date: 2020-01-14
- Inventor: Irene Sophie Tobias , Heejin Lee , Michael J. Cima , Jordan Dimitrakov
- Applicant: Irene Sophie Tobias , Heejin Lee , Michael J. Cima , Jordan Dimitrakov
- Applicant Address: US MA Boston US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION,MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION,MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Boston US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Main IPC: A61L31/06
- IPC: A61L31/06 ; A61L31/16

Abstract:
A method is provided for local controlled delivery of a drug to the seminal vesicle, the prostate, the ejaculatory duct, or the vas deferens of a patient in need of treatment. In one embodiment, the method includes implanting a resorbable drug delivery device within the seminal vesicle, the prostate, the ejaculatory duct, or the vas deferens of the patient. The drug delivery device may include an elastic device body housing at least one drug reservoir which contains at least one drug. In a preferred embodiment, the method further includes releasing the drug from the device in a controlled manner to, typically directly to, the seminal vesicle, the prostate, the ejaculatory duct, or the vas deferens.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130324946A1 IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2013-12-05
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