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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederico J. Gueiros-Filho, Boston, MA (US);
Stephen M. Beverley, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Dennis E. Vaccaro, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Symbiontics, Inc., Wellesley, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3569 ; C12N 1/563 ; A61K 3/9002 ; C07H 2/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3569 ; C12N 1/563 ; A61K 3/9002 ; C07H 2/102 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein are novel medical devices, particular well-suited for sustained delivery of therapeutically-significant substances. Also disclosed are methods of making and using these delivery devices. Using these devices and methods, the present invention teaches sustained, targeted and reversible delivery of immunostimulating agents, as well as therapeutic agents such as enzymes, hormones and neurotransmitters, to name but a few.