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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Wouter DE Graaff, Oss, NL;
Harm Veenstra, Oss, NL;
Titia Martine Truce Mulders, Oss, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MSD Oss B.V., Oss, NL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/06 (2006.01); A61K 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An intrauterine system () for the retention of a biologically active compound within the uterus of a female mammal is formed by a frame () defining an interior space () for receipt of a deposit of the compound (). The frame has an open structure () allowing access to a substantial part of an outer surface of the deposit and the deposit has a rate controlling structure that controls a rate of release of the compound within the Uterus. Retention elements () are provided on the frame for retaining the frame within the uterus.