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Rate controlled dispenser for administering beneficial agent

US4684524A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 8, 1985
Grant dateAug 4, 1987
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/0004
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A dispenser is disclosed for delivering a beneficial agent. The dispenser comprises (1) a housing defining an internal space, (2) a heat-responsive composition containing a beneficial agent in the space, (3) an osmotically effective solute in the space, and (4) at least one passageway in the housing for delivering the beneficial agent from the dispenser.

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