| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a swallowable device, a preparation, and a method for delivering a drug and other therapeutic agents into a GI tube. Various drug preparations are contained in a capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall IW, decomposed in the wall, release the drug, and bring about a therapeutic effect. The formulation is expandable in response to symptoms in the small intestine or other GI lumen, and one or more balloons 60, 72 or other expandable devices that advance the formulation from the capsule into the intestinal wall. Can be coupled to a delivery mechanism having. In particular, it is useful for the delivery of drugs that are poorly absorbed in the GI tube, have low tolerance and / or are degraded. [Selection diagram] FIG. 10G |