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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Jeff Shimizu, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Karen I. Trovato, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Shimizu, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Karen I. Trovato, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Assignee:
MEDIMETRICS Personalized Drug Delivery B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/22 (2006.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses an ingestible capsule containing drug and a method for controlled administration of the drug in a mammal for treatment of a disease of the GI tract. The capsule has electronic control means for dispensing the drug substantially to the diseased tissue sites of the GI tract, according to a pre-determined drug release profile obtained prior to administration from the specific mammal.