Details for Patent: 4,144,317
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Summary for Patent: 4,144,317
Title: | Device consisting of copolymer having acetoxy groups for delivering drugs |
Abstract: | Drug-delivery device for releasing a drug at a continuous and controlled rate for a prolonged period of time is comprised of a shaped body of polymeric material containing a pharmaceutically acceptable drug and permeable to passage of the drug by diffusion. The polymeric material is an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of about 4 to 80% by weight and a melt index of about 0.1 to 1000 grams per 10 minutes. |
Inventor(s): | Higuchi; Takeru (Lawrence, KS), Hussain; Anwar (Lexington, KY) |
Assignee: | Alza Corporation (Palo Alto, CA) |
Application Number: | 05/835,319 |
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims | Delivery; Device; Dosage form; |
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