Patent ID: 11944780
Assignee: INCUBE LABS, LLC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for drug delivery, the method comprising:
lodging a drug delivery platform in a tissue layer beneath skin of a patient, the drug delivery platform containing at least a first dosage and a second dosage of therapeutic agent, the first dosage contained in a primary cavity of a first biodegradable structure, wherein the first biodegradable structure comprises a core body, the second dosage contained in a secondary cavity of a second biodegradable structure, the second biodegradable structure contained in the primary cavity of the first biodegradable structure, the second biodegradable structure having a material composition different from the first biodegradable structure, the second biodegradable structure comprising a shell having a shell wall with a thickness of about 1 to about 20 thousandths of an inch and a weight of about 90 mg to about 150 mg, the shell wall having a material composition selected to time a release of the second dosage to a specified time subsequent to a release of the first dosage;
biodegrading the first biodegradable structure in vivo over a first period of time to release the first therapeutic agent dosage;
releasing the first dosage of therapeutic agent into the tissue of the patient;
biodegrading the second biodegradable structure in vivo over a second period of time; and
releasing the second dosage of therapeutic agent into the tissue of the patient after release of the first dosage of therapeutic agent.