Controlled-release device
AssigneePolitecnico Di Milano
InventorsMarco FERRONI, Francesco DE GAETANO, Matteo Giuseppe CEREDA, Federica BOSCHETTI
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AssigneePolitecnico Di Milano
InventorsMarco FERRONI, Francesco DE GAETANO, Matteo Giuseppe CEREDA, Federica BOSCHETTI
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An implantable and/or injectable device made of biodegradable material which comprises two hollow volumes where said device comprises a cylinder, which comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, where the top end and bottom end of said cylinder are open and via said openings on said top and bottom ends a first hollow volume and a second hollow volume are respectively accessed, where said first hollow volume and second hollow volume are separated from each other by a partition and are characterized in that the side wall of said first hollow volume has a thickness which is smaller than the thickness of the side wall of said second hollow volume. A method for manufacturing, filling with at least one active agent and closing said device and the use of the said device filled with at least one active agent for the treatment and/or the prevention of pathologies which require repeated and programmed administration over time.
An implantable and/or injectable device made of biodegradable material which comprises two hollow volumes where said device comprises a cylinder, which comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, where the top end and bottom end of said cylinder are open and via said top and bottom openings a first hollow volume and a second hollow volume are accessed respectively, where said first hollow volume and second hollow volume are separated from each other by a partition and are characterized in that the side wall of said first hollow volume has a thickness which is smaller than the thickness of the side wall of said second hollow volume.
An implantable and/or injectable device which comprises at least two hollow bodies inserted one inside the other, where the walls of said at least two hollow bodies are made of biodegradable material, where said at least two hollow bodies inserted one inside the other delimit a volume, called core, inside the innermost of said hollow bodies and one or more volumes, called annular space, situated between said innermost hollow body and the hollow body on the outside thereof, characterized in that said hollow bodies are cylinders and each of said hollow bodies which form said implantable and/or injectable device, except for the outermost hollow body, characteristically consists of a cylinder which has a bottom end and a base support, wherein said base support has an area A and said base support has an area;
A method for manufacturing, filling and closing an implantable and/or injectable device for the controlled release of an active agent, wherein said method comprises the following steps:
A method for manufacturing, filling and closing an implantable and/or injectable device for the controlled release of an active agent, wherein said method comprises the following steps:
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