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Controlled release container with core and outer shell

US5916584A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 1997
Grant dateJun 29, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/4816
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A controlled release container includes an outer shell and a separately produced core that comprises at least one bioactive molecule. At least a portion of the outer shell comprises a biodegradable polymeric material that has a predetermined rate of degradation. The outer shell preferably is non-porous and provides a predetermined delay of at least two days from administration of the capsule before release of the active ingredient.

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