Patent ID: 9149617
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61K,A61M

Abstract:
1. A swallowable device for oral delivery of a therapeutic agent into an intestinal wall of a patient's intestinal tract, the device comprising: a swallowable capsule sized to pass through the intestinal tract, the capsule having a degradable capsule wall, a portion of which degrades upon exposure to a selected pH in the intestine while protecting the capsule wall from degradation in the stomach; a deployable aligner disposed and deployable from within the capsule to extend a length of the capsule, in its deployed state, the aligner having an elongated shape and a length with respect to a longitudinal axis of the capsule that are configured to extend the length of the capsule so as to align the longitudinal axis of the capsule with a longitudinal axis of the intestine, by application of peristaltic force on the length of the aligner, for the delivery of the therapeutic agent into the intestinal wall; a delivery mechanism for delivering the therapeutic agent into the intestinal wall; and; a deployment engine for deploying the delivery mechanism and the deployable aligner.