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US 2007/0178138 A1Published application
Biodegradable non-opthalmic implants and related methods
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorsSteven Pal, Mitchell Brin
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Abstract
Biodegradable non-ophthalmic implants include one or more agents dispersed within a biodegradable polymer component. The implants release the agents from the biodegradable polymer component to a target site of a patient as the implant degrades. The agents provided in the implants can be therapeutic agents or diagnostic agents and are useful in medical treatments of non-ocular regions of a patient.
Claims27
A biodegradable non-ophthalmic implant, comprising:
- a multi-extruded body member comprising a poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) copolymer and a medically useful agent distributed throughout the PLGA copolymer in the form of a non-ophthalmic implant and releasable therefrom to a non-ophthalmic target site of a patient, the PLGA copolymer comprising about 75% by weight acid end PLGA and about 25% by weight ester end PLGA, and comprising about 50% lactide and about 50% glycolide.
A method of treating a patient, comprising:
- administering a biodegradable non-ophthalmic implant comprising a poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) copolymer and a medically useful agent distributed throughout the PLGA copolymer in the form of a non-ophthalmic implant to a non-ophthalmic target site of a patient, the PLGA copolymer comprising about 75% by weight acid end PLGA and about 25% by weight ester end PLGA, and comprising about 50% lactide and about 50% glycolide, wherein the implant releases the medically useful agent to the target site for extended periods of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.