Method and apparatus for the delivery of elongate solid drug compositions
First Claim
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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Abstract
The invention features an implantable device for the automatic delivery of an active ingredient according to an adjustable delivery profile. The device includes a housing; a reservoir operatively connected to the housing and arranged to store a solid composition including the active ingredient; an actuator arranged within the housing to move the solid composition from the reservoir to a transit area, wherein the solid composition exits the housing at the transit area; a controller that acts on the actuator to adjust movement of the solid composition out of the housing according to the adjustable delivery profile; and a power source arranged to provide energy to the actuator and the controller. The solid composition can be an elongate, solid composition comprising a drug, and up to 90% of a carrier, wherein the composition has a cross-section of less than 0.5 mm, and wherein the drug and the carrier are selected and compounded in a proportion such that the drug is immediately released from the carrier upon contact with a liquid.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for the parenteral administration of a solid drug filament to a patient comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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