ELONGATED BIODEGRADABLE DEPOT FOR SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE TO TREAT CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN

摘要

The invention describes a device for administering a therapeutic agent to a subject at a sustained rate over a period of time, the device being shaped, sized and adapted for administering the therapeutic agent into the region of the spinal column of the subject, the device comprising: an elongated first polymeric substrate having a proximal end, a distal end and diameter or width of about 1 mm to about 10 mm and a length of about 4 cm to about 35 cm; optionally, an elongated second polymeric substrate positioned within the first polymeric substrate; and at least one therapeutic agent, loaded into or onto the first polymeric substrate or second polymeric substrate or both, wherein the therapeutic agent is available for diffusion into the region of the spinal column of the subject.