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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2019
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Pamela Munster, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Jim Kiriakis, Corte Madera, CA (US);
Hani Sbitany, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Thomas, Oakland, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is an implant for delivering a hydrophobic active agent to a target tissue. The implant may include a scaffold defining a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the scaffold is substantially impermeable to the hydrophobic active agent, and a silicone tubing having a wall permeable to the hydrophobic active agent, wherein a first length of the silicone tubing is affixed to the first surface of the scaffold, wherein two ends of the silicone tubing extend from the first surface, and wherein a path outlined by a second length of the silicone tubing within the first length is circuitous. Also provided is a method of using the implant to locally deliver the hydrophobic active agent to the target tissue, and kits that find use in performing the present method.