Pill Catchers
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    发明申请
    Pill Catchers 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20120165796A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-28

    申请号:US12976726

    申请日:2010-12-22

    IPC分类号: A61M31/00

    CPC分类号: A61M31/002 A61B1/041

    摘要: Devices and related methods are provided for the controlled delivery of a therapeutic to a targeted location within a body. More particularly, methods and devices are provided for controlling the rate of passage of an orally administered pill through a body, as well as for controlling the delivery of a therapeutic within the pill at a specific location within the body. Various types of devices, generally referred to herein as “catchers,” are provided that can actively catch a pill as it passes through a body. The catcher can hold the pill at a specific location within the body until a predetermined event occurs, such as partial or complete administration of a therapeutic within the pill. The catcher can then release the pill upon command and/or upon the occurrence of the predetermined event to allow the pill to pass out of the body. In other embodiments, various types of pills are provided that can actively engage a catcher and remain engaged with the catcher until a predetermined event occurs.