Patent ID: 9161903
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. An implantable drug depot for delivering a therapeutic agent at or near a target tissue site beneath the skin of a patient, the implantable drug depot comprising (i) a deployable balloon having a chamber, wherein the chamber comprises a channel and a closure member that can close said channel; and (ii) a flowable composition comprising an effective amount of a therapeutic agent, the composition disposed in the chamber of the balloon, wherein the flowable composition has a pre dosed modulus of elasticity of about 1×10 4 to about 3×10 5 dynes/cm 2 and is disposed within the chamber of the drug depot, the flowable composition capable of hardening when the drug depot is delivered at or near the target tissue site, wherein the drug depot is capable of releasing the therapeutic agent over a period of at least one day, and the drug depot comprises a polymer comprising polyethylene glycol with pendant hydroxyl groups (PEGH).