Patents by Inventor Bahar Dhowan

Bahar Dhowan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Drug delivery device and method
    Patent number: 11857758
    Abstract: An implantable drug delivery device and method for delivering a drug to a living body. The device includes a housing having at least one opening, a reservoir within the housing adapted to contain the drug, a temporary seal closing the at least one opening of the housing, and a heating element in thermal contact with the temporary seal. The heating element is adapted to generate heat in response to a magnetic field to melt the temporary seal and release the drug within the reservoir through the at least one opening of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hyowon Lee, Bahar Dhowan
  • DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230001084
    Abstract: An implantable drug delivery device and method for delivering a drug to a living body. The device includes a housing having at least one opening, a reservoir within the housing adapted to contain a drug, a temporary seal closing the opening of the housing, and a heating element in thermal contact with the temporary seal. The heating element is adapted to generate heat in response to a magnetic field to melt the temporary seal and release a drug within the reservoir through the opening of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hyowon Lee, Bahar Dhowan
  • Drug delivery device and method
    Patent number: 11439747
    Abstract: An implantable drug delivery device and method for delivering a drug to a living body. The device includes a housing having at least one opening, a reservoir within the housing adapted to contain a drug, a temporary seal closing the opening of the housing, and a heating element in thermal contact with the temporary seal. The heating element is adapted to generate heat in response to a magnetic field to melt the temporary seal and release a drug within the reservoir through the opening of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hyowon Lee, Bahar Dhowan
  • DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190125966
    Abstract: An implantable drug delivery device and method for delivering a drug to a living body. The device includes a housing having at least one opening, a reservoir within the housing adapted to contain a drug, a temporary seal closing the opening of the housing, and a heating element in thermal contact with the temporary seal. The heating element is adapted to generate heat in response to a magnetic field to melt the temporary seal and release a drug within the reservoir through the opening of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Hyowon Lee, Bahar Dhowan