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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Lauren E. Kokai, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kacey Gribbin Marra, Canonsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61K 9/50 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); B01J 13/22 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1128 (2013.01); A61K 9/50 (2013.01); A61K 38/185 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); B01J 13/22 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 9/5031 (2013.01); A61L 2430/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device including at least one double-walled microsphere containing an active agent, and a biodegradable polymer layer containing the at least one double-walled microsphere.