Patent ID: 6756049
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
A sustained release drug delivery device comprising:a) a drug core comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent effective in obtaining a diagnostic effect or effective in obtaining a desired local or systemic physiological or pharmacological effect; b) a unitary cup essentially impermeable to the passage of said agent that surrounds and defines an internal compartment to accept said drug core, said unitary cup comprising an open top end with at least one recessed groove around at least some portion of said open top end of said unitary cup wherein said unitary cup further comprises an integral suture tab; and c) a permeable plug which is permeable to the passage of said agent, said permeable plug is positioned at said open top end of said unitary cup wherein said groove interacts with said permeable plug holding it in position and closing said open top end, said permeable plug allowing passage of said agent out of said drug core, through said permeable plug, and out said open top end of said unitary cup.