Orally administrable delivery device

A - Human Necessities – 61 – M

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A61M 31/00 (2006.01) A61K 9/00 (2006.01) A61M 5/145 (2006.01) A61M 5/142 (2006.01)

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CA 2197170

An orally administrable delivery device (10) comprising a housing (11) with walls of a water-permeable material and having a first chamber (13) adapted to receive an active ingredient, an orifice (15) through which the active ingredient is expelled from the housing (10) under pressure in a liquid form and a second chamber (14) containing two spaced-apart electrodes (16, 17) which form part of an electric circuit which is closed upon ingress of an aqueous ionic solution to the second chamber (14), such that a potential difference is set up between the electrodes (16, 17) and a current flows through the circuit resulting in the generation of a gas at electrode (16), the gas once generated acting on a displaceable membrane (12) to compress the first chamber (13) and expel the active ingredient through the orifice (15) for progressive delivery to the gastrointestinal tract. The electrode (16) forms part of an electric circuit which is closed by the ingress of an electrolyte (the aqueous solution), the circuit allowing controlled generation of gas and, thereby, controlled delivery of the active ingredient to the gastrointestinal tract.

Un dispositif d'administration (10) introduit par la bouche a un logement (11) avec des parois faites en une substance perméable à l'eau. Le logement (11) a une première chambre (13) agencée pour recevoir un ingrédient actif, un orifice (15) par lequel l'ingrédient actif est expulsé du logement (11) par la pression du liquide et une seconde chambre (14) renfermant deux électrodes espacées (16, 17) qui font partie d'un circuit électrique qui est fermé par la pénétration d'une solution aqueuse ionique dans la seconde chambre (14). A ce moment, il s'établit une différence de potentiel entre les électrodes (16, 17) et un courant circule dans le circuit, ce qui aboutit à la production de gaz à l'électrode (16), le gaz généré agissant sur une membrane mobile (12) pour comprimer la première chambre (13) et expulser l'ingrédient actif par l'orifice (15), ce qui assure une administration progressive dans le tractus gastro-intestinal. L'électrode (16) fait partie d'un circuit électrique qui est fermé par la pénétration d'un électrolyte (la solution aqueuse) et le circuit permet une production contrôlée de gaz et donc une administration contrôlée de l'ingrédient actif dans le tractus gastro-intestinal.

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