US Patent Number
6001386
Publication Date
12-14-1999
Abstract
A simple and implantable sustained release drug delivery device with an inner core containing an effective amount of a low solubility agent covered by a non-bioerodible polymer coating layer that is permeable to the low solubility agent is disclosed. A method for treating a mammal to obtain a desired local or systemic physiological or pharmacological effect by surgically implanting such a sustained release drug delivery device into a mammal in need of treatment is also disclosed.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky.
Application Number
09/059,448
Filing Date
04/14/1998
Recommended Citation
Ashton, Paul and Pearson, Paul A., "Implantable Controlled Release Device to Deliver Drugs Directly to an Internal Portion of the Body" (1999). Ophthalmology and Visual Science Faculty Patents. 12.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ophthalmology_patents/12
