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AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsJohn T. Santini JR., Michael J. Cima, Robert S. Langer
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Implantable medical devices are provided for controlled release of drugs. In one embodiment, the device comprises a support structure; two or more discrete reservoirs provided in spaced positions across at least one surface of the support structure; and a release system loaded in each of the reservoirs, the release system including drug molecules dispersed in a degradable matrix material, wherein release of the drug molecules from the reservoir is controlled by in vivo disintegration of the matrix material. In another embodiment, the device comprises a support structure; two or more discrete reservoirs provided in spaced positions across at least one surface of the support structure; and a release system loaded in each of the reservoirs, the release system including drug molecules dispersed in a non-degradable matrix material, wherein release of the drug molecules from the reservoir is controlled by in vivo diffusion of the drug molecules from the matrix material.
An implantable medical device for the controlled release of drug molecules comprising:
An implantable medical device for the controlled release of drug molecules comprising:
A method for local delivery of drug molecules in a patient, the method comprising:
A method for local delivery drug molecules in a patient, the method comprising:
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