DEGRADABLE REMOVABLE IMPLANT FOR THE SUSTAINED RELEASE OF AN ACTIVE COMPOUND

DEGRADABLE REMOVABLE IMPLANT FOR THE SUSTAINED RELEASE OF AN ACTIVE COMPOUND

A degradable, removable, pharmaceutical implant for the sustained release of one or more drugs in a subject, wherein the pharmaceutical implant is composed of a tube comprising an outer wall made of a degradable polymer completely surrounding a cavity, wherein the outer wall has a plurality of openi...

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Hauptverfasser: ZHANG, QIANG, CHUN, IKSOO, KRAUS, GUENTER, SCHACHTER, DEBORAH M, BAERT, LIEVEN ELVIRE COLETTE
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
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Zusammenfassung:A degradable, removable, pharmaceutical implant for the sustained release of one or more drugs in a subject, wherein the pharmaceutical implant is composed of a tube comprising an outer wall made of a degradable polymer completely surrounding a cavity, wherein the outer wall has a plurality of openings and wherein the cavity contains one or more sets of micro-particles, which micro-particles contain an active agent or a combination of two or more active agents, and wherein the size of the microparticles is selected such that the majority of the microparticles cannot pass through the openings.