#$%^&*AU2016208382B220180215.pdf#####SWALLOWABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS OF DRUG DELIVERY ABSTRACT An ingestible device (10) suitable for swallowing into a lumen of a gastrointestinal tract of a patient, the lumen having a lumen wall, the device comprising: a capsule (20) sized to pass through the intestinal tract； and a tissue penetrating member (40) carried by the capsule (20) and having a tissue penetration end, the tissue penetrating member (40) formed from a solid therapeutic agent (100) comprising at least one therapeutic agent (101), wherein the tissue penetrating member (40) is shaped and configured to be inserted into the lumen wall by the application of force on the tissue penetrating member (40).
