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US 6,207,180 B1Granted
Intravesical drug delivery
OwnerThomas B. Ottoboni, Ronald K. Yamamoto +1inventors
InventorsThomas B. Ottoboni, Ronald K. Yamamoto, Stanley R. Conston
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Abstract
Bioerodible, sustained release preparations are provided for placement into the bladder through the urethra which provide sustained release of drugs. Configurations are provided which are insertable through a catheter, such as a coiled filament, patch or a flowable gel. The device is bioeroded during or after the sustained release of the drug such that there is no blockage of the urinary tract while the device is in place within the bladder.
Claims19
A bioerodible, sustained-release preparation for placement into the bladder through the urethra,
- comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient and a bioerodible pharmaceutically acceptable carrier;
- said carrier being capable of sustained delivery within the bladder of said active ingredient and said carrier being excretable through the urinary tract after bioerosion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.