Patent ID: 9017310
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An intravaginal device for transmucosal drug delivery comprising: a housing shaped and dimensioned for intravaginal deployment and for holding the device in place in the vagina by frictional engagement between the housing and mucosal tissue of a human or animal subject; a drug-dispensing portion which contains at least one drug disposed in the housing; a plurality of solid microneedles extending, or being extendable from, the housing, the plurality of microneedles being configured to disrupt at least one region of a mucosal barrier adjacent the housing at a selected time after being intralumenally deployed in the human or animal subject; and a control module comprising a power source and a controller, the controller being configured to actuate release of the at least one drug from the housing after the plurality of solid microneedles penetrate the mucosal barrier, wherein the device is operable to dispense the drug from the housing to a region of the mucosal barrier disrupted by the plurality of solid microneedles.