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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Applicant:
Francesco Raspagliesi, Milan, IT;
Inventor:
Francesco Raspagliesi, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/14 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0039 (2013.01); A61K 9/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intrauterine device and more specifically an intracervical device (ICD) for the local release of drugs in the loco-regional treatment of tumours of the uterine cervix comprises an elongated stem () to be positioned in the cervical canal (), this stem consisting of an inner hollow core () and a coating () containing a gradual-release drug, the stem being attached to: a first element () for blocking the stem () inside the uterine cavity (), and located at the cranial or upper end; a second blocking element () positioned inside the vagina (), against the ectocervix (), located at the caudal or lower end of the stem ().