Device implantable in tissue of a prostate gland or a bladder

摘要

A device implantable in tissue of a prostate gland or a bladder is described. The device includes a device body, a retrieval portion, a medicament, and a medicament carrier. The device body includes a first end and a second end opposite of the first end. The first end has a sharp tip adapted for penetrating the tissue. The retrieval portion connected to the second end of the device body. The medicament is applied to the device to therapeutically treat the prostate gland or the bladder. The carrier is a hydrogel, a silicone based material, an elastomer, a proteinaceous material, a polyethylene glycol material, a carbohydrate material, or a polysaccharide carbohydrate material that provides controlled delivery of the medicament over a duration of time.

主权项

1. A device implantable in tissue of one of a prostate gland and a bladder, the device comprising: a device body including a first end and a second end opposite of the first end, the first end having a sharp tip adapted for penetrating the tissue and the second end of the device body provides a head of the device;
a retrieval portion connected to the second end of the device body; a medicament applied to the head of the device to therapeutically treat the one of the prostate gland and the bladder; and a carrier applied to the device; wherein the carrier is one of a hydrogel, a silicone based material, an elastomer, a proteinaceous material, a polyethylene glycol material, a carbohydrate material, and a polysaccharide carbohydrate material that provides controlled delivery of the medicament over a duration of time.