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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Phillip D. Blaskovich, Salem, MA (US);
Rachit Ohri, Framingham, MA (US);
Steven L. Bennett, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
Confluent Surgical, Inc., Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/52 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/22 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0004 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a drug delivery device including a biodegradable housing and a hydrogel within the biodegradable housing. The housing, the hydrogel, or both, may include a bioactive agent. Also disclosed is a method of drug delivery including the steps of forming the biodegradable housing, in embodiments a hydrogel, suspending a bioactive agent in the hydrogel, and introducing a second hydrogel and/or precursors of a second hydrogel into the biodegradable housing.