Implantable system for delivery of fluid-sensitive agents to animals
First Claim
1. A method of making a device for delivering a beneficial agent to a fluid environment of use, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a device including a housing having a fluid impermeable wall section, the beneficial agent contained in a housing interior, an exit passageway for fluidly connecting the housing interior to an environment of use, and an energy source for increasing pressure within the housing when the device is placed in the environment of use; and
sealing the exit passageway with a material which is expelled through the passageway when the housing is pressurized to a predetermined pressure level in order to open the exit passageway for delivery of the beneficial agent therethrough.
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Abstract
A delivery system (10) is disclosed for delivering a fluid-sensitive beneficial agent (7) such as a somatotropin, or an analogue or derivative thereof, to an animal such as a bovine. The delivery system comprises a wall that surrounds an internal compartment, said wall comprising a first wall section that limits the passage of fluid into the system and a second wall section that permits the passage of fluid into the system. An exit passageway is provided for delivering the beneficial agent an interior compartment (18) to the animal. The exit passageway is sealed with a wax seal (30) which is expelled through the passageway (13) as the internal pressure within the device (10) reaches a predetermined "bursting" pressure. The passageway (13) is preferably sized to compensate for slight variations in the efflux of the beneficial agent and to maintaining a sufficient volumetric outflow rate of beneficial agent in order to minimize influx of biological fluids from the external environment back into the device once the seal (30) is expelled.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of making a device for delivering a beneficial agent to a fluid environment of use, the method comprising the steps of:
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forming a device including a housing having a fluid impermeable wall section, the beneficial agent contained in a housing interior, an exit passageway for fluidly connecting the housing interior to an environment of use, and an energy source for increasing pressure within the housing when the device is placed in the environment of use; and sealing the exit passageway with a material which is expelled through the passageway when the housing is pressurized to a predetermined pressure level in order to open the exit passageway for delivery of the beneficial agent therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of making a device for delivering a beneficial agent to a fluid environment of use, the method comprising the steps of:
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forming a first wall section which is impermeable to the beneficial agent and includes a beneficial agent delivery orifice; sealing an interior of the beneficial agent delivery orifice with a displacable sealing material; forming a second wall section having a fluid permeable wall; filling the first wall section with the beneficial agent; filling the second wall section with at least one expandable driving member; and securing the first wall section to the second wall section. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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