Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implants for localized drug delivery and methods of use thereof
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Application No.: US15502742Application Date: 2015-08-18
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Publication No.: US10912933B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: Pamela Munster , Jim Kiriakis , Hani Sbitany , Scott Thomas
- Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
- Applicant Address: US CA Oakland
- Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
- Current Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Oakland
- Agency: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP
- Agent Edward J. Baba; Jonathan Feuchtwang
- International Application: PCT/US2015/045687 WO 20150818
- International Announcement: WO2016/028774 WO 20160225
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00 ; A61K9/00 ; A61L27/18 ; A61L27/54 ; A61K31/56 ; A61K31/565

Abstract:
Provided herein is an implant for delivering a hydrophobic active agent to a target tissue. The implant may include a scaffold defining a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the scaffold is substantially impermeable to a hydrophobic active agent, and a silicone tubing having a wall permeable to the active agent, wherein a first length of the silicone tubing is affixed to the first surface of the scaffold, wherein the two ends of the silicone tubing extend from the first surface, and wherein a path outlined by a second length of the tubing within the first length is circuitous. Also provided is a method of using the implant to locally deliver a hydrophobic active agent to a target tissue, and kits that find use in performing the present method.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170224970A1 Implants for Localized Drug Delivery and Methods of Use Thereof Public/Granted day:2017-08-10
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