Device comprising liner for protecting fluid sensitive medicament
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1. A device for delivering a beneficial agent to an environment of use, wherein the device comprises:
- (a) a wall comprising in at least a part a composition permeable to the passage of aqueous fluid, which wall surrounds;
(b) an internal space;
(c) a beneficial agent in the internal space;
(d) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for the beneficial agent in the internal space;
(e) a liner comprising a composition substantially impermeable to the passage of aqueous fluid, said liner in the internal space that surrounds the area initially occupied by the beneficial agent for substantially preventing the passage of fluid into the internal space whereby the beneficial agent is substantially shielded from fluid contact;
(f) means in the internal space for displacing the beneficial agent from the device; and
,(g) means in the wall connecting the exterior of the device with the internal space for delivering the beneficial agent to the environment of use.
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Abstract
A delivery device is disclosed for delivering a beneficial agent to an animal. The device comprises a wall housing an internal space, a beneficial agent in the space, expandable means in the space for causing the beneficial agent to be delivered from the device and means in the space for shielding the beneficial agent from fluid.
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1. A device for delivering a beneficial agent to an environment of use, wherein the device comprises:
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(a) a wall comprising in at least a part a composition permeable to the passage of aqueous fluid, which wall surrounds; (b) an internal space; (c) a beneficial agent in the internal space; (d) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for the beneficial agent in the internal space; (e) a liner comprising a composition substantially impermeable to the passage of aqueous fluid, said liner in the internal space that surrounds the area initially occupied by the beneficial agent for substantially preventing the passage of fluid into the internal space whereby the beneficial agent is substantially shielded from fluid contact; (f) means in the internal space for displacing the beneficial agent from the device; and
,(g) means in the wall connecting the exterior of the device with the internal space for delivering the beneficial agent to the environment of use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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