摘要 |
Devices are provided for the controlled delivery of a therapeutic to a targeted location within a body. More particularly, devices are provided for controlling the rate of passage of an orally administered pill through a body, as well as for controlling the delivery of a therapeutic within the pill at a specific location within the body. Various types of devices, generally referred to herein as "catchers," are provided that can actively catch a pill as it passes through a body. The catcher can hold the pill at a specific location within the body until a predetermined event occurs, such as partial or complete administration of a therapeutic within the pill. The catcher can then release the pill upon command and/or upon the occurrence of the predetermined event to allow the pill to pass out of the body. In other embodiments, various types of pills are provided that can actively engage a catcher and remain engaged with the catcher until a predetermined event occurs.
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申请人 |
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.;ORTIZ, MARK, S.;HESS, CHRISTOPHER, J.;HARRIS, JASON, L.;VOEGELE, JAMES, W.;ZEINER, MARK, S.;OVERMYER, MARK, D.;KRAIMER, JOSEPH, BERNARD;SHIMIZU, JEFF;CRIVELLI, ROCCO;TARDY, YANIK;UTARD, THIERRY;BURGER, JUERGEN;BORK, TORALF;PFLEIDERER, MARTIN;CHOSSAT, OLIVIER |
发明人 |
ORTIZ, MARK, S.;HESS, CHRISTOPHER, J.;HARRIS, JASON, L.;VOEGELE, JAMES, W.;ZEINER, MARK, S.;OVERMYER, MARK, D.;KRAIMER, JOSEPH, BERNARD;SHIMIZU, JEFF;CRIVELLI, ROCCO;TARDY, YANIK;UTARD, THIERRY;BURGER, JUERGEN;BORK, TORALF;PFLEIDERER, MARTIN;CHOSSAT, OLIVIER |