Patent ID: 11918770
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method of modulating hormone levels in a target tissue in a subject, the method comprising:
implanting a depot comprising a polymeric implant such that a polymeric wall of the polymeric implant abuts said target tissue;
wherein said polymeric implant comprises, prior to implanting:
the polymeric wall extending between a first end of the polymeric implant and a second end of the polymeric implant;
an active agent distributed throughout said polymeric wall, wherein said polymeric wall is permeable to said active agent, wherein the only means for the active agent to exit the polymeric implant is by diffusing through the polymeric wall;
the depot having a first, second and third orthogonal dimension, and wherein a length (h) of the polymeric implant is longer than the longest dimension of the first, second and third orthogonal dimension; and
the polymeric implant directly delivering said active agent to said target tissue in said subject as said active agent is released through said polymeric wall when implanted in said target tissue.