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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Friedrich Grummt, Würzburg, DE;
Birgitta Sauer, Penzberg, DE;
Martha Müller, Würzburg, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/110 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/110 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a drug delivery device comprising encapsulated cells that contain multiple copies of an expression cassette. The drug delivery device of the present invention is useful to supply an animal, including a human, with a therapeutically desirable molecule, including physiological activities lacking in disease conditions or antagonist against conditions in an animal, especially a human.