Patent ID: 11890439
Assignee: TARIS BIOMEDICAL LLC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A drug delivery device for deployment within the bladder of a human patient, the device comprising:
an elongated elastic body which comprises two integrally formed tubes, one of which defines a drug reservoir lumen and the other which defines a retention frame lumen;
a nitinol wireform disposed in the retention frame lumen; and
a drug formulation, comprising a drug, disposed within the drug reservoir lumen, wherein the drug formulation is in the form of a plurality of mini-tablets,
wherein the elongated elastic body has a coiled retention shape having (i) dimensions that provide intravesical mobility and prevent voiding of the device through the urethra, and (ii) a maximum dimension in any direction of 6 cm or less when in an uncompressed state, and
wherein the device exerts a maximum acting force less than 1 N when the device is compressed from the retention shape to a shape having a maximum dimension in any direction of 3 cm or less.