IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20130324946A1
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13910730

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A method is provided for local controlled delivery of a drug to the seminal vesicle, the prostate, the ejaculatory duct, or the vas deferens of a patient in need of treatment. In one embodiment, the method includes implanting a resorbable drug delivery device within the seminal vesicle, the prostate, the ejaculatory duct, or the vas deferens of the patient. The drug delivery device may include an elastic device body housing at least one drug reservoir which contains at least one drug. In a preferred embodiment, the method further includes releasing the drug from the device in a controlled manner to, typically directly to, the seminal vesicle, the prostate, the ejaculatory duct, or the vas deferens.

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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY77 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE MA 02139

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Cima, Michael J Winchester, US 150 9578
Dimitrakov, Jordan Boston, US 7 282
Lee, Heejin Arlington, US 86 1120
Tobias, Irene Sophie Cambridge, US 2 80

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