MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY;CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
发明人:
TOBIAS, IRENE SOPHIE,CIMA, MICHAEL J.,DIMITRAKOV, JORDAN,LEE, HEEJIN
申请号:
CA2733468
公开号:
CA2733468C
申请日:
2009.08.10
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要:
A method is provided for local controlled delivery of a drug to the seminalvesicle, the prostate, the ejaculatoryduct, or the vas deferens of a patient in need of treatment, In oneembodiment, the method includes implanting a resorbable drugdelivery device within the seminal vesicle, the prostate, the ejaculatoryduct, or the vas deferens of the patient. The drug deliverydevice may include an elastic device body housing at least one drug reservoirwhich contains at least one drug, In a preferredembodiment, the method further includes releasing the drug from the device ina controlled manner to, typically directly to, the seminalvesicle, the prostate, the ejaculatory duct, or the vas deferens.