Patent ID: 11904123
Assignee: TARIS BIOMEDICAL LLC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A drug delivery device comprising:
an elongated body having a first end, an opposed second end, and an intermediate portion extending continuously between the first and second ends,
wherein the elongated body comprises:
a drug- and water-permeable elastomer;
a first lumen extending through the intermediate portion in a direction between the first and second ends and which contains a drug in a solid form, and
a second lumen extending through the intermediate portion in a direction between the first and second ends and which contains a biocompatible elastomer, without the drug, that biases the elongated body into a coiled retention shape, such that the device is elastically deformable between a relatively straightened shape and the coiled retention shape,
wherein the second lumen has a smaller cross-sectional area than that of the first lumen, and wherein the second lumen is located within the first lumen.