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US 2010/0166826 A1Published application
Biodegradable intravaginal devices for delivery of therapeutics
AssigneeUniversity of Uath Research Foundation
InventorsPatrick F. Kiser, Patrick Tresco, Mark Mitchnick, Kavita Gupta, Hyder Aliyar
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to biodegradable intravaginal rings for the delivery of therapeutic or prophylactic agent, inter alia, antiviral agents. The present disclosure further relates to biodegradable polyurethanes which will allow therapeutic/prophylactic agents to be released in a controlled manner that will not degrade when in use, but will degrade upon disposal.
Claims47
An intravaginal medical device comprising:
- a) a biodegradable polymer;
- and
- b) one or more therapeutic and/or prophylactic and/or contraceptive agent;
- wherein the medical device is substantially non-biodegradable when in the human body.
1 more element
12a. A medical device according to claim 11 wherein there are a plurality of therapeutic agents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.