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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Dtherapeutics, Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
Ghassan S. Kassab, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jose A. Navia, Sr., Buenos Aires, AR;
DTherapeutics, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for localized drug delivery. In at least one embodiment of a method of localized drug delivery, the method comprises the steps of placing a resorbable device within a tube, introducing the tube within a mammalian body at or near a tissue and/or organ within the mammalian body, and anchoring the resorbable device to the tissue and/or organ. Devices and systems useful for performing such a method are also disclosed herein, wherein an exemplary device comprises at least one drug release portion having at least one drug to be released over time and a binder intermixed with the at least one drug, and at least one resorbable anchor portion coupled to the at least one drug release portion.