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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
Hyowon Lee, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Bahar Dhowan, So. Barrington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/44 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/485 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/14276 (2013.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01); A61B 5/4845 (2013.01); A61B 5/4848 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 9/0097 (2013.01); A61M 5/44 (2013.01); A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61M 37/0069 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01); A61K 31/485 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable drug delivery device and method for delivering a drug to a living body. The device includes a housing having at least one opening, a reservoir within the housing adapted to contain the drug, a temporary seal closing the at least one opening of the housing, and a heating element in thermal contact with the temporary seal. The heating element is adapted to generate heat in response to a magnetic field to melt the temporary seal and release the drug within the reservoir through the at least one opening of the housing.