CPC A61M 37/0069 (2013.01) [A61K 9/0009 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 9/0097 (2013.01); A61M 31/002 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
1. A device for implanting in a biological tissue to release a functional material in said tissue or in another tissue, the device comprising:
a cavity having an opening through an external surface of said device;
a matrix comprising a functional material, wherein the matrix is contained within said cavity; and
a magnetic component contained and moveable in said cavity, and is arranged so that, when a magnet trigger is applied, the magnetic component extrudes the matrix through the opening of cavity to be released into the tissue, and
wherein the cavity is sealed by or covered with a flexible seal, which opens when the matrix is extruded by the magnetic component.
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