ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,127, issued on May 13, was assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.).
"Intravesical drug delivery devices" was invented by Michael J. Cima (Winchester, Mass.) and Heejin Lee (Bedford, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable medical device is provided for controlled drug delivery within the bladder, or other body vesicle. The device may include at least one drug reservoir component comprising a drug; and a vesicle retention frame which comprises an elastic wire having a first end, an opposing second end, and an intermediate region therebetween, wherein the drug reservoir component is attached to ...