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US 2019/0160207 A1Published application
Implant surfaces for pain control
AssigneeThe General Hospital Corporation
InventorsJeremy V. SUHARDI, Ebru ORAL, Orhun K. MURATOGLU, Hany BEDAIR
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Abstract
The invention related to therapeutic polymeric materials and medical implants containing additives and/or analgesic agents. The invention also relates to methods of making therapeutic polymeric materials and medical implants containing additives and/or analgesic agents. Methods of spatially controlling additive concentrations and release as well as polymeric material morphology are also provided.
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A method of making an analgesic polymeric material comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a polymer;
- b. blending the polymer with at least one analgesic agent;
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- c. consolidating the polymer and at least one analgesic agent from step b, thereby forming the analgesic polymeric material.
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A method of making a layered, analgesic polymeric material comprising the steps of:
- d. providing a first polymer;
- e. blending the first polymer with at least one analgesic agent;
- f. providing a second polymer;
- g. layering the polymers from steps e and f;
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- h. consolidating the layered polymers from step g, thereby forming the layered, analgesic polymeric material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.