Patent ID: 7122205
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: A61K,A61L,C08L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An implantable article of manufacture for use in the release of a bioactive agent into a physiological environment, the article comprising a matrix, the matrix comprising, a thermoplastic terpolymer selected from the group consisting of poly(lactide/glycolide/caprolactone) and poly(lactide/glycolide/valerolactone), the terpolymer having (i) an average molecular weight of 1,000 to 3,000, (ii) a water solubility of about 0.01 to about 500 mg/mL at about 25° C. and (iii) an adhesive strength of about 600 to about 150,000 Pa so that the matrix is tissue adherent, and a bioactive agent.