DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REGIO-SPECIFIC DRUG RELEASE AT ILEOCECAL REGION

    公开(公告)号:US20220331570A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17638664

    申请日:2020-08-30

    IPC分类号: A61M31/00

    摘要: The present disclosure provides with a device for temporary residence at an ileocecal valve of a subject, the device having a trapping configuration, wherein in the trapping configuration, the device is configured to be retained at the ileocecal valve of the subject when the device is positioned at the ileocecal valve; comprises a trapping assembly configured for blocking a cooperating ingestible object while allowing chyme flow, when the device is positioned at the ileocecal valve; and the device being further configured to transfer from the trapping configuration into an emptying configuration in which the device is configured to pass through the ileocecal valve. The present disclosure further provides with oral dosage forms cooperating with the device for local dispensing of a therapeutic agent at the ileocecal valve region.