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Drug delivery device employing wicking release window

US9937335B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

OAK CREST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE · US

Inventors

John A. Moss · Johannesburg, ZA
Thomas J. Smith · Santa Monica, US
Marc M. Baum · Pasadena, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 6, 2012
Grant date	Apr 10, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 12, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A50/30
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides for a drug delivery device. The device can comprise at least one core with a first active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), coated with a first layer that is permeable or semi-permeable to the API, coated with a second layer that is impermeable to the API, and having a delivery window to allow passage of the API through the device and into body fluids or tissues. The device can also have a wicking material to modify the rate of transport of the API into the body fluid or tissues.

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