OSMOTIC DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING SPACE EFFICIENT PISTON

An osmotic delivery system having a space-efficient piston is provided. The enclosure has an interior holding the piston, a protein or polypeptide, and an osmotic agent. The piston is movable with respect to an interior surface of the capsule, and defines a movable seal with the interior surface of...

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Main Authors THEEUWES, FELIX, ECKENHOFF, JAMES, B. DI, ECKENHOFF, BONNIE, J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 10.10.2001
Edition7
Subjects
DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
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Summary:An osmotic delivery system having a space-efficient piston is provided. The enclosure has an interior holding the piston, a protein or polypeptide, and an osmotic agent. The piston is movable with respect to an interior surface of the capsule, and defines a movable seal with the interior surface of the capsule. The movable seal separates the osmopolymer from the protein or peptide. The piston has a recess that receives at least a portion of the osmotic agent. The osmotic agent imbibes liquid from a surrounding environment to cause the piston to move and in turn cause delivery of the beneficial agent from the capsule.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19990967575