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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2016
Taris Biomedical Llc, Lexington, MA (US);
Paul DiCesare, Easton, CT (US);
Jeffrey Radziunas, Wallingford, CT (US);
Andrew Barnes, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Eric Britschock, Willington, CT (US);
David Sutton, Shelton, CT (US);
TARIS Biomedical LLC, Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
Implantable drug delivery devices are provided to have a deployment shape for implantation in the body and a retention shape for retention in the body. The device may have one or more elongated drug reservoirs containing a drug, and the drug reservoir may be formed from a deformable material. In one case, a first filament is attached to the first end of the drug reservoir and second filament is attached to the second end of the drug reservoir, wherein a fastener is positioned about the first and second filaments to permit shortening and prevent lengthening of the filaments with reference to the ends of the drug reservoir, as a means for transforming the device from the implantation shape to the retention shape.