Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Children's Medical Center Corporation

Steven Froelich

Michael John Cima

Heejin Lee

Karen Danielle Daniel

Mario Castillo

Hong Linh Ho Duc

Grace Kim

Jordan Dimitrakov

Michael J Cima

Grace Y Kim

Implant devices for intravesical administration and local drug delivery. The device has a body which includes a hollow tube formed of a biocompatible material; at least one reservoir in the tube which contains a drug; and one or more apertures through which the drug can be released. The device is configured for minimally invasive insertion into a body cavity, such as the bladder. The hollow tube may be elastomeric to permit the device to be elastically deformed from its initial shape into an elongated shape for passage through a catheter, where following such passage the device can return to or toward its initial shape to facilitate retention of the device in the body cavity. The body may have a narrow, elongated shape effective to permit insertion of the drug delivery device through a catheter without necessarily deforming the body, yet include flexible projections which effect retention within the body cavity.

Intravesical drug delivery device

Method for intravesical drug delivery

Growing community of inventors

Conneaut, OH, United States of America

Steven Froelich