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Last Updated: April 24, 2024

Details for Patent: 6,375,978

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Summary for Patent: 6,375,978

Title:	Rate controlling membranes for controlled drug delivery devices
Abstract:	This invention provides rate controlling membranes for controlled drug delivery devices that are stable over time and exhibit more predictable and consistent membrane functionality. According to another aspect, the membranes have enhanced permeability. According to the invention, the rate controlling membrane of a controlled drug delivery device is subjected to a pre-treatment annealing process wherein it is subjected to an elevated temperature for a predetermined time period and subsequently cooled to ambient conditions before incorporation into a controlled drug delivery device.
Inventor(s):	Kleiner; Lothar W. (Los Altos, CA), Gale; Robert M. (Los Altos, CA), Berggren; Randall G. (Livermore, CA), Tong; Gilbert T. (Union City, CA), Chen; Guohua (Sunnyvale, CA), Dionne; Keith E. (Cambridge, MA), Houston; Paul R. (Hayward, CA)
Assignee:	ALZA Corporation (Mountain View, CA)
Application Number:	09/213,213
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Delivery; Device; Use;

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