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Ingestible gastrointestinal device

US7459305B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 2004
Grant dateDec 2, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 2, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2210/1042
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An ingestible device is provided. The ingestible device comprises a sink mechanism, for generating net influx of at least one constituent-of-interest present in a gastrointestinal tract of an individual, and a confining mechanism for confining the sink mechanism in a predetermined confinement.

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