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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clive M. Elson, Halifax, CA;
Agis Kydonieus, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Chitogenics, Inc., Chatham, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/173 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/173 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to drug delivery devices for moist tissue, in particular mucosal tissue and tissue in the serous cavities, as well as a method of its use. The devices, which contain NOCC, are adherent to the mucosal tissue, allowing localized drug delivery. The devices are particularly useful in vaginal, buccal and ocular devices.