Drug delivery device
US6758840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S604/904
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to drug delivery devices for insertion into the vagina, rectum or nasal cavity comprising a body, a layer of fluid-impermeable material on at least part of said body and one or more pharmaceutical agents disposed on the surface of the material remote from said body, wherein said body comprises absorbent material. The devices exploit the highly vascularised nature of the vaginal, nasal and rectal mucosal tissue to deliver pharmaceutical agents to localised areas and/or into underlying tissues.
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