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US 2010/0137369 A1Published application
Flowable pharmaceutical depot
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsMichael Eric BENZ, Christopher M. Hobot, Phillip Edward McDonald, Lian Leon Luo, John Kramer
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Abstract
Flowable pharmaceutical depots are described. The flowable pharmaceutical depot includes a polyester, such as a polylactic acid or a poly(trimethylene carbonate) endcapped with a primary alcohol and a pain relieving therapeutic agent, such as a post operative pain relieving therapeutic agent. Method of making and using the same are also described.
Claims22
A flowable pharmaceutical depot comprising:
- a polyester endcapped with a primary alcohol;
- and
- a pain relieving therapeutic agent.
A method comprising:
- depolymerizing a polyester polymer with a primary alcohol to form an endcapped polyester polymer;
- and
- combining the endcapped polyester polymer with a pain relieving therapeutic agent, forming a flowable pharmaceutical depot.
A method comprising:
- polymerizing a monomer with dodecanol to form an endcapped polyester;
- and
- combining the endcapped polyester with a pain relieving therapeutic agent, forming a flowable pharmaceutical depot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.