US 11,938,297 B2
Methods and devices for eradicating biofilm and planktonic bacteria
Dustin Williams, Farmington, UT (US); and Nicholas Ashton, Holladay, UT (US)
Assigned to UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/994,584.
Application 16/994,584 is a continuation of application No. 16/047,917, filed on Jul. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,744,313.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/537,596, filed on Jul. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0031018 A1, Feb. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 39/02 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/0247 (2013.01) [A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61M 39/1011 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0205 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0276 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0288 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0205 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); A61M 2209/045 (2013.01); A61M 2210/02 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of eradicating biofilm and planktonic bacteria in a mammal, the method comprising,
providing a therapeutic delivery device comprised of an at least a semi-rigid housing, a port and an antimicrobial releasing pouch and one or more therapeutic agents to deliver one or more therapeutic agents to a mammal, wherein the releasing pouch has an internal reservoir comprised of a membrane that is configured to contain the one or more therapeutic agents that is to be administered to the mammal;
wherein the port is in fluid communication with the pouch and configured such that the pouch can be refilled with one or more therapeutic agents via the port;
wherein the at least semi-rigid housing includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion including a first portion and a second portion coupled to the lower portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion swing open to release the pouch.