SUSTAINED RELEASE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES, METHODS OF USE, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF
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Abstract
A method and device for treating a mammalian organism to obtain a desired local or systemic physiological or pharmacological effect is provided. The method includes administering a sustained release drug delivery system to a mammalian organism in need of such treatment at an area wherein release of an effective agent is desired and allowing the effective agent to pass through the device in a controlled.
manner. The device includes an inner core or reservoir including the effective agent, an impermeable tube which encloses portions of the reservoir, and a permeable member at an end of the tube.
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55 Claims
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. A method of manufacturing a sustained drug delivery system, comprising
positioning a drug core in a tube, said drug core containing a therapeutically effective amount of an active agent, wherein said tube is dimensionally stable and capable of supporting its own weight; -
cross-sectionally cutting the tube into sections; and forming an outer layer around at least a portion of a section. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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