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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2005
John T. Santini, Jr., Belmont, MA (US);
Michael J. Cima, Winchester, MA (US);
Norman F. Sheppard, Jr., Bedford, MA (US);
Stephen J. Herman, Andover, MA (US);
John T. Santini, Jr., Belmont, MA (US);
Michael J. Cima, Winchester, MA (US);
Norman F. Sheppard, Jr., Bedford, MA (US);
Stephen J. Herman, Andover, MA (US);
MicroCHIPS, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A drug delivery device for implantation into a patient is provided that includes at least one device element that includes a substrate having a plurality of discrete reservoirs disposed therein, the reservoirs containing drug molecules and a degradable matrix material which controls in vivo release of the drug molecules from the reservoirs, wherein the drug delivery device is adapted to conform to a curved bone tissue surface. In one embodiment, the substrate is flexible and conforms to a bone tissue surface. In another embodiment, the device has two or more device elements attached to or integral with a flexible supporting layer.