Drug delivery composition
AssigneeNew England Medical Hospitals, Inc.
InventorsDaniel B. Carr, Andrzej W. Lipkowski, Donald L. Wise, Vasif Hasirci
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Abstract
The invention provides a drug delivery compositions and methods for treating pain. A drug delivery composition contains a polymer and at least two drugs sucha as an analgesic agent and an anesthetic agent.
Claims32
A drug delivery device comprising a polymer and a pain-relieving composition, said composition comprising at least two drugs, wherein a first drug is an anesthetic agent and a second drug is an analgesic agent.
The device of claim, wherein said device is in the shape of a surgical drain.
A method of continuously relieving pain in a subject, comprising implanting into said subject a drug delivery device comprising a polymer and a pain-relieving composition, said composition comprising at least two drugs, wherein a first drug is an anesthetic agent and a second drug is an analgesic agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.