Device for controlled release of active substances and for restraint and method for making same
US6382137B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K27/007
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Device designed to be carried by an animal and capable of controlled release of one or several active principles and, more particularly, one or several medicinal active principles to protect and/or treat this animal against possible pathologies, and capable of being used as a restraint for controlling and managing the animal. In one embodiment the device is used with a leash or lead fixed to the device. Method for making the device. The device comprises a first material for the controlled release of one or several active substances of polymer matrix type containing this active substance and a second material for providing it with mechanical resistance, the materials being closely bound within a single structure.
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