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Method and apparatus for the delivery of elongate solid drug compositions

  • US 6,142,972 A
  • Filed: 07/07/1998
  • Issued: 11/07/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device for the parenteral administration of a solid drug filament to a patient comprising:

  • a hollow housing;

    a reservoir, disposed within said housing to store a solid drug filament;

    an actuator arranged within said housing to move the solid filament from said reservoir to a delivery tube attached to one end of said housing, wherein the filament exits said housing through said delivery tube; and

    a plunger arranged to slide within said housing and said delivery tube, and to cut the solid filament into individual dosage units and move said units out of said housing through said delivery tube.

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