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Active agent delivery device

US4959208A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 1988
Grant dateSep 25, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J2323/02
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An active agent delivery device comprises (a) microporous material comprising a matrix consisting essentially of linear ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin, a large proportion of finely divided water-insoluble filler of which at least about 50 percent by weight is siliceous, and interconnecting pores; and (b) a releasable active agent or precursor thereof associated with at least a portion of the filler.

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