Therapeutic agent delivery device with controlled therapeutic agent release rates
US7056338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/92
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to implantable medical devices for the localized delivery of therapeutic agents, such as drugs, to a patient. More particularly, the invention relates to a device having a gradient of water soluble therapeutic agents within a therapeutic agent layer and a mixing layer that allows for controlled release of the therapeutic agents.
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