Methods and devices for delivery of pharmaceutical agents within orifices of the body
US8715706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P1/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device for drug delivery to an orifice of a subject, comprising a shell which is elastically stressed by an active pharmaceutical ingredient, said shell containing and being substantially impermeable to said active pharmaceutical ingredient, wherein said shell has at least one hole sized for in-vivo release of said active pharmaceutical ingredient as a result of elastic stressing.
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