Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self-righting systems and related components and methods
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Application No.: US16691579Application Date: 2019-11-21
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Publication No.: US11607390B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Alex G. Abramson , Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen , Brian Jensen , Mikkel Oliver Jespersen , Carlo Giovanni Traverso
- Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Novo Nordisk A/S , The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge; DK Bagsværd; US MA Boston
- Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Novo Nordisk A/S,The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Novo Nordisk A/S,The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge; DK Bagsværd; US MA Boston
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Main IPC: A61K9/48
- IPC: A61K9/48 ; A61K9/00 ; A61M5/142 ; A61M37/00 ; A61N1/36 ; A61M31/00 ; A61M5/158 ; A61J3/07 ; A61B5/145 ; A61B10/02 ; A61N1/32 ; A61M5/20 ; A61M5/32 ; A61K38/28 ; A61N1/05

Abstract:
Self-righting articles, such as self-righting capsules for administration to a subject, are generally provided. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may be configured such that the article may orient itself relative to a surface. The self-righting articles described herein may comprise one or more tissue engaging surfaces configured to engage with a surface. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may have a particular shape and/or distribution of density (or mass) which, for example, enables the self-righting behavior of the article. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may comprise a tissue interfacing component and/or a pharmaceutical agent (e.g., for delivery of the active pharmaceutical agent to a location internal of the subject). In some cases, upon contact of the tissue with the tissue engaging surface of the article, the self-righting article may be configured to release one or more tissue interfacing components.
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