Capsule
Drug-containing
elements
Stomach
1. Once swallowed, the capsule maintains its integrity until it reaches the stomach where the capsule dissolves and the drug-containing elements emerge
Arms
containing
drug doses
Flexible
core
Small
intestine
2. Arms connected to a flexible core ensure it maintains its desired shape while in the stomach to prevent passage to the small intestine
The drugs are
released over a
set timeframe
3. At the end of the time period the linkers that connect the arms to the core soften and disintegrate, exiting the body through the intestines
Capsule
The drugs are
released over a
set timeframe
Arms
containing
drug doses
Drug-containing
elements
Flexible
core
Stomach
Small
intestine
1. Once swallowed, the capsule maintains its integrity until it reaches the stomach where the capsule dissolves and the drug-containing elements emerge
2. Arms connected to a flexible core ensure it maintains its desired shape while in the stomach to prevent passage to the small intestine
3. At the end of the time period the linkers that connect the arms to the core soften and disintegrate, exiting the body through the intestines