Patent ID: 9320890
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61L,A61N,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A therapeutic-releasing material disposed on a substrate comprising: a first biocompatible polymeric material having a therapeutic agent incorporated in at least a portion thereof and adjacent the substrate; a second biocompatible polymeric material having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first biocompatible polymeric material is incorporated into at least a portion of said first surface; an impermeable capping layer surrounding at least a portion of an outer surface of the first biocompatible material; a biocompatible polymeric barrier disposed within said first biocompatible polymeric material and having a height such that said barrier extends a full vertical distance between the impermeable capping layer and the substrate, wherein said barrier is substantially impermeable to said therapeutic agent; at least one formed opening having a dimension and a location and extending through the impermeable capping layer; and said barrier is structured with a length such that said barrier extends from a first edge of the first biocompatible polymeric material towards a second edge of the first biocompatible polymeric material, and ends a predetermined distance away from the second edge.