Back to results
US 2003/0118508 A1Published application
Treatment of osteomyelitis with radiopharmaceuticals
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsDana W. Simon, Alan D. Strickland, Jaime Simon, Daniel J. Macey, R. Keith Frank, Kenneth McMillan
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
This invention relates to medical uses of radiopharmaceuticals. Specifically, the present invention relates to the use of radiopharmaceuticals to treat osteomyelitis. The present invention provides improved system and methods of for the direct delivery of radiopharmaceuticals to the site of osteomyelitis.
Claims25
A method for the treatment of osteomyelitis comprising:
- intramuscularly administering a composition comprising a radionuclide to a subject suffering from osteomyelitis under conditions such that said osteomyelitis is reduced.
A method for the treatment of osteomyelitis comprising:
- locally administering a composition comprising a radionuclide to a subject suffering from osteomyelitis at a particular site of infection under conditions such that said osteomyelitis is reduced.
A method for the treatment of osteomyelitis comprising:
- a) applying a tourniquet to a subject suffering from osteomyelitis;
- and
- b) administering a composition comprising a radionuclide to the subject under conditions such that the osteomyelitis is reduced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.