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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Argenta Innovation Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
David Anthony Gill, Auckland, NZ;
Desmond Ian John Morrow, Auckland, NZ;
Michael Venning, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
ARGENTA INNOVATION LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61D 7/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 47/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61D 7/00 (2013.01); A61K 9/0068 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61K 47/02 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2250/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intra-ruminal device includes a body substantially impervious to rumen fluid, the body including a barrel, at least one outlet, at least one matrix including at least one active ingredient and at least one clay mineral, a compression arrangement and at least one variable geometry device dependent from the body. Use of the intra-ruminal device and a method of treating a ruminant animal by administering the intra-ruminal device to the animal are also disclosed.