US Patent
US12576253 — Drug delivery device with intravesical tolerability
Formulation · Assigned to Taris Biomedical LLC · Expires 2030-12-17 · 5y remaining
Vulnerability score
61/100
Moderate — design-around opportunities exist
What this patent protects
This patent protects a drug delivery device that can be fully deployed within a patient's bladder and is designed to be well-tolerated.
USPTO Abstract
Intravesical devices are provided that are wholly deployable within the bladder of a patient in need of treatment and are well tolerated by the patient. The device may include an elastic body having a retention shape having (i) dimensions that provide intravesical mobility and that prevent voiding of the medical device through the urethra, and (ii) dimensions, buoyancy, or both, that exclude the medical device from entering the orifices of the ureters. The elastic body may exert a maximum acting force less than 1 N when compressed to a shape with a maximum dimension in any dimension of 3 cm. The device may include a drug for controlled release within the bladder, for treatment of the bladder or a regional tissue. Methods of treatment are also provided that include selecting a patient in need of treatment in the bladder where tolerability of the treatment is a primary concern.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hydrochloride) · Accord Hlthcare
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