- Patent Title: Devices and methods for intraluminal retention and drug delivery
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Application No.: US15658172Application Date: 2017-07-24
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Publication No.: US10596358B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: David Mathew Johnson , Martin Sheridan , Scott A. Uhland , Ramkumar Abhishek , Eric Peeters , Timothy J. Curley , Felicia Linn , Philipp H. Schmaelzle
- Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP
- Agent Shun Yao
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00 ; A61D7/00 ; A61M5/145

Abstract:
Retention devices and methods are provided for drug delivery. The device may include a housing configured for intraluminal deployment into a human or animal subject and at least one reservoir contained within the housing. The at least one reservoir may have an actuation end and a release end and contain at least one drug formulation. A plug may be contained within the at least one reservoir and be moveable from the actuation end toward the release end. The device may also include an actuation system operably connected to the actuation end of the at least one reservoir and configured to drive the at least one drug formulation from the reservoir. The device may also include at least one retention member affixed to the housing and movable between a non-stressed position, a deployment position, and a retention position for retaining the device in an intraluminal location in the subject.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170319834A1 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTRALUMINAL RETENTION AND DRUG DELIVERY Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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