Medicament Delivery Device and a Method of Medicament Delivery
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Abstract
A medicament delivery device and method of delivering a medicament is provided wherein the device is insertable into the uterine myometrium for the delivery of medicaments to the pelvic area and organs thereof, for example, the bladder, peritoneum, the vulva, vagina, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and uterus, and then to the bloodstream.
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44 Claims
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- 25. An implantable medicament delivery device insertable into the female uterine myometrium to provide controlled delivery of a medicament over a period of time said device comprising means for providing controlled delivery of a medicament, an elongate body having an outer surface, a first end, and a second end wherein the second end includes a head portion wherein the head portion is a lateral extension from the longitudinal axis of the elongate body and the head portion allows manipulation and surveillance of the implant.
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43. A method for introducing a medicament into the body of a female mammal, comprising the steps of:
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providing an implantable medicament delivery device, said device capable of providing controlled delivery of a medicament over a period of time into a myometrium; and introducing the medicament delivery device into the myometrium of a uterine body through serosa surrounding the myometrium during open or laparoscopic surgery.
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44. A method for introducing a medicament into the body of a female mammal, comprising the steps of:
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providing an implantable medicament delivery device; introducing the medicament delivery device into the body via the vagina; penetrating the myometrium via the uterine cervix; and inserting the medicament delivery device into the myometrium.
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