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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2024
Foundry Therapeutics, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Honglei Wang, Singapore, SG;
Jingnan Luo, Singapore, SG;
Foundry Therapeutics, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a controlled-release antibiotic socket for securely holding an implantable medical device that is made from: at least one film having at least one polymer layer, where the at least one film is formed into the socket; at least one antibiotic agent; and at least one opening in the socket, where the at least one polymer layer comprises a biodegradable elastomeric polymeric material; and the at least one antibiotic agent is dispersed within at least one of the at least one polymer layers and/or, when the film comprises at least two polymer layers, the at least one antibiotic agent is disposed as a separate layer between two polymer layers. Also disclosed is the film used to make the socket and uses of both the socket and film.