Solid drug delivery apparatus and formulations and methods of use
First Claim
1. A method for delivering a solid form medication comprising a drug, the method comprising:
- storing a solid form medication within a container in the body of a patient for an extended period without substantial degradation or deleterious effect to the medication, wherein the medication comprises a drug for the treatment of a disease or condition; and
delivering the solid form medication from the container to a delivery site within the body so as to produce a therapeutic effect at a target tissue site for the treatment of the disease or condition wherein the delivering comprises transferring the solid form medication from the container to an outer chamber and through an opening in the outer chamber.
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Abstract
Embodiments provide apparatus and methods for delivering solid form medications such as pellets to various locations in the body. One embodiment provides an apparatus for in vivo delivery of medication pellets comprising a first chamber including an opening; a second chamber substantially surrounding the first chamber, a carriage disposed in the first chamber, a mechanism for transferring the medication pellets from the first chamber to the second chamber and a pusher plate. The carriage can hold and dispense a plurality of medication pellets. Each pellet contains a selected dose of drug to treat a medical condition. A catheter is positioned in the second chamber. The catheter has a lumen sized for the pellet, a proximal end inside the chamber and a distal end extending through chamber opening to deliver the pellet to a delivery site. The pusher plate engages and advances the pellet though the catheter to the delivery site.
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1. A method for delivering a solid form medication comprising a drug, the method comprising:
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storing a solid form medication within a container in the body of a patient for an extended period without substantial degradation or deleterious effect to the medication, wherein the medication comprises a drug for the treatment of a disease or condition; and delivering the solid form medication from the container to a delivery site within the body so as to produce a therapeutic effect at a target tissue site for the treatment of the disease or condition wherein the delivering comprises transferring the solid form medication from the container to an outer chamber and through an opening in the outer chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for delivering a solid form medication comprising a drug for the treatment of an epileptic seizure, the method comprising:
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storing a solid form medication within a container implanted in the skull of a patient for an extended period without substantial degradation or deleterious effect to the medication, wherein the medication comprises a drug for the treatment of an epileptic seizure; and delivering the solid form medication from the container to a delivery site within brain tissue so as to prevent an epileptic seizure or decrease the severity or duration of an epileptic seizure. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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