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US20090297574 FLEXABLE SPIRALLY-ROLLED POLYMER TUBE FOR MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN INJURIES  
A flexible spirally-rolled polymer microtube for in vivo monitoring and treatment of brain injuries; the tube integrally comprising one or more microsensors and one or more microchannels, wherein...
US20090297573 Identifying and Modulating Molecular Pathways that Mediate Nervous System Plasticity  
The present invention provides methods for identifying genes and pathways involved in plasticity. The invention applies some of these methods to identify genes that are differentially regulated in...
US20090297572 Drug-Containing Implants And Methods of Use Thereof  
The present invention provides implants comprising a therapeutic drug and a polymer containing polylactic acid (PLA) and optionally polyglycolic acid (PGA). The present invention also provides...
US20090291120 Hydrophilic Polyurethane Compositions  
A water-swellable linear polymer is made by reacting together a polyethylene oxide of number average molecular weight less than 4,000, an aliphatic diol, and a difunctional diisocyanate. Controlled...
US20090285753 Novel haptotactic peptides  
Novel cell attachment peptides having sequences homologous to specific portions of the carboxy terminal sequence of fibrinogen chains are disclosed. The novel peptides, derived from proteins...
US20090274737 IMPLANT COMPRISING A SURFACE OF REDUCED THROMBOGENICITY  
An implant for a human or animal body, comprising a surface having reduced thrombogenic properties, whose surface has a wetting angle of Θ, where Θ≦80°. Also disclosed is a method for...
US20090274736 Nutraceutical Compositions From Microalgae And Related Methods of Production And Administration  
Provided herein are polysaccharide compositions and methods of culturing microalgae to produce polysaccharides. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as reducing...
US20090269383 MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING INORGANIC PARTICLE LAYERS  
An expandable medical device having a particle layer disposed over a reservoir containing a therapeutic agent. The particle layer has a first porosity when the medical device is in the unexpanded...
US20090263445 MEDICAL DEVICES COMPRISING SPRAY DRIED MICROPARTICLES  
An implantable or insertable medical device which includes (a) a tacky polymeric region and (b) spray dried microparticles, which are adhered to the tacky polymeric region. The present invention is...
US20090263444 Fluocinolone Formulations in a Biodegradable Polymer Carrier  
Effective treatments of pain and inflammation are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of fluocinolone at or near a target site, one can reduce, prevent or treat inflammation...
US20090263443 METHODS FOR TREATING POST-OPERATIVE EFFECTS SUCH AS SPASTICITY AND SHIVERING WITH CLONDINE  
Effective treatments of spasticity and shivering that accompanies surgeries are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of clonidine at or near a target site, one can relax...
US20090263442 Post Biopsy Cavity Treatment Implants and Methods  
A post-biopsy cavity treatment implant includes a radiopaque element, a core portion and a shell portion. The core portion is coupled to the radiopaque element, and includes a first porous matrix...
US20090263441 DRUG DEPOTS HAVING DIFFREENT RELEASE PROFILES FOR REDUCING, PREVENTING OR TREATING PAIN AND INFLAMMATION  
Effective treatments of pain and/or inflammation are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of at least analgesic and/or at least one anti-inflammatory agent at or near a...
US20090263319 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING POSTOPERATIVE PAIN COMPROSING KETOROLAC  
Methods and compositions are provided for reducing, treating or preventing postoperative pain or inflammation in a patient in need of such treatment, the methods and compositions comprising...
US20090258047 Heparin Prodrugs and Drug Delivery Stents Formed Therefrom  
A prodrug comprising a heparin and a drug is provided. The prodrug can be used to form a coating on a medical device. The prodrug can also be used with a polymeric material to form a coating on a...
US20090258046 COMPOSITION, FORMULATIONS AND KIT FOR TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY AND LUNG DISEASE WITH NON-GLUCOCORTICOID STEROIDS AND/OR UBIQUINONE AND A BRONCHODILATING AGENT  
A pharmaceutical or veterinary composition, which comprises a first active agent selected from a non-glucocorticoid steroid or analogues, a ubiquinone, or salts thereof, and a second active agent...
US20090252780 COATINGS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES  
Coatings for implantable medical devices comprising non-fouling moieties or polymers chemically bonded to the surface of the device via chelating structures, and methods of fabricating the coatings...
US20090246123 PHARMACEUTICAL GELS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO A SITE BENEATH THE SKIN  
Pharmaceutical gels and methods for delivering a therapeutic agent to a target tissue site beneath the skin of a patient are provided, the gel being capable of adhering to the target tissue site...
US20090238858 Compositions and Methods for Treating Ophthalmic Diseases  
Degradable polymeric compositions containing water-insoluble drugs blended with copolymers of biocompatible diphenol compound monomer units with pendant carboxylic acid groups polymerized with...
US20090238815 Nondegradable Hydrogels For Medical Device Application  
Disclosed are nondegradable hydrogels used to coat or form at least a portion of a medical device. The hydrogels may be formed from functionalized PEG based macromers. These hydrogels are easy to...
US20090232865 End-Capped Poly(Ester Amide) Copolymers  
This invention relates to poly(ester amide)s (PEAs) comprising inactivated terminal amino and carboxyl groups, methods of synthesizing the inactivated PEAs and uses for them in the treatment of...
US20090232864 METHOD FOR APPLYING A BIOACTIVE, TISSUE-COMPATIBLE LAYER ONTO SHAPED ARTICLES AND THE USE OF SUCH SHAPED ARTICLES  
A method for applying a bioactive, tissue-compatible layer onto a shaped article includes providing, as a target material, a bioactive glass ceramic having a S53P4 composition, cleaning a shaped...
US20090232863 Biodegradable Carbon Diazeniumdiolate Based Nitric Oxide Donating Polymers  
Disclosed herein are implantable medical devices coated with or comprising bioabsorbable carbon-based nitric oxide-donating polymers that upon exposure to physiological environments donate nitric...
US20090226499 BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS CONTAINING STABLE COMPLEXES OF TSG-6 AND HYALURONAN AND METHOD OF USING SAME  
The present invention provides a biocompatible material in the form of a solid, a water insoluble cross-linked gel or a liposome, which contains a stable comples of TNF-stimulated gene protein...
US20090215009 MEDICAL MATERIAL, ARTIFICIAL TOOTH ROOT, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MEDICAL MATERIAL  
[Problems] To provide a medical material having such a structure that enables even diffusion and distribution in the material of a sufficient amount a substance necessary for a medical treatment. ...
US20090214612 EXTRACELLULAR TNF INHIBITORS FOR TREATING CNS DISORDERS  
Methods and devices to attenuate tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and other pro-inflammatory mediators in the CNS to treat neurological, neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatric disorders, and brain injury...
US20090214611 Implant Filling Material and Method  
Compositions of cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) are disclosed that are generally in the form of an elastic, hydrophilic, water-insoluble viscous cohesive mass of material that has many...
US20090208551 Biological implantation material and method for preparing same  
The present invention relates to a biological implantation material and method of preparing the same, which comprises the steps of: (i) treating a tissue derived from animal or human with alcohol;...
US20090208550 Methods and compositions for treating hepatic diseases  
The invention provides methods and compositions for treating a hepatic disease, for reducing fat deposition in the liver and for inhibiting fibrosis of the liver by administering a compound or...
US20090208549 Devices and Methods for Reverse Lipid Transport  
The present disclosure relates to devices methods for the reverse transport of lipids such as cholesterols for the treatment diseases and conditions caused by vulnerable plaques. The devices can...
US20090202604 Benzodiazepine Formulation in a Polyorthoester Carrier  
Effective treatments of pain for extended periods of time are provided. The treatments include the administration of one or more drug depots intraspinally wherein the drug depots include an...
US20090196898 STABILIZED, STERILIZED COLLAGEN SCAFFOLDS WITH ACTIVE ADJUNCTS ATTACHED  
Bioimplants and methods of making the bioimplants are provided. The bioimplants comprise biological tissues having conjugated thereto adjunct molecules. The biological tissues are sterilized with a...
US20090186070 Particle immobilized coating and uses thereof  
Surface coatings including microparticles immobilized in a matrix of polymeric material on a substrate are described. The microparticles can also include an agent which can be useful for various...
US20090186059 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ELUTION OF NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY COMPLEXES  
Embodiments of the invention include devices and methods for the controlled elution of nucleic acid delivery complexes. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of making a medical device....
US20090175918 Ultra-Passivation of Chromium-Containing Alloy and Methods of Producing Same  
The invention concerns article having a surface oxide layer up to 20 nm thick, the surface oxide layer comprising chromium and cobalt oxides where the atomic ratio of Cr/Co is more than 3. The...
US20090169591 MEDICAL ARTICLES FOR THE TREATMENT OF TUMORS  
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, implantable and insertable medical articles are provided which are useful for the local treatment of tumors. These medical articles comprise one or...
US20090169472 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING IMMUNE DISORDERS  
The present invention provides oligonucleotides, compositions comprising them and methods that use the oligonucleotides and compositions for stimulating cells expressing the TLR7 and/or TLR8...
US20090162412 IMPLANTABLE POLYMERIC DEVICE FOR SUSTAINED RELEASE OF DOPAMINE AGONIST  
The present invention provides compositions, methods, and kits for treatment of Parkinson's disease and other conditions for which treatment with a dopamine agonist is therapeutically beneficial....
US20090162411 ENCAPSULATED KIDNEY TISSUE  
Provided are therapeutic implants comprising renal tissue encapsulated within a polymer bead. Also disclosed are methods for treating a disease state in a subject comprising implanting within said...
US20090155331 INJECTABLE NANOPARTICULATE OLANZAPINE FORMULATIONS  
Described are injectable formulations of particulate olanzapine that produce a prolonged duration of action upon administration, and methods of making and using such formulations. The injectable...
US20090155330 Vaccine Delivery via Microneedle Arrays  
A microprojection array is provided, comprising an approximately planar base and a plurality of microprojections, wherein the array comprises a vaccine and a polymeric material. The array may have...
US20090155326 LAYERED DRUG DELIVERY POLYMER MONOFILAMENT FIBERS  
The present invention is directed generally to a layered polymeric monofilament fiber drug delivery device, where each layer of the device can contain a different polymer, drug, additive, or any...
US20090148488 BIOACTIVE COATING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES  
A medical device (and method for making same) comprising a passivating coating comprising keratin.
US20090148487 MOLDABLE BIOMATERIAL FOR BONE REGENERATION  
The present invention is directed to a moldable biomaterial comprising a particulate solid porous material and a biodegradable paste material. The paste material and the particulate solid porous...
US20090148486 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULP INFLAMMATIONS CAUSED BY INFECTION OR TRAUMA  
The present disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for restoring a diseased or damaged tooth such that infection is inhibited or eliminated and pulp regeneration is...
US20090148485 Controlled Release Devices and Structural Elements for Use in Their Manufacture  
A structural element ( 2 ), suitable for use in the manufacture of a release device for intraruminal administration of an active agent to a ruminant animal, is of a compacted material, which...
US20090142385 COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING BONE DEFECTS  
In certain described embodiments, implantable medical materials comprise a scaffolding material, a liquid organic binder, and entrapped calcium-containing particles. The medical materials can...
US20090136556 System And Method For Coating Implantable Devices  
A method and system of coating an implantable device, such as a stent, are provided.
US20090136554 Transdermal sustained release drug delivery  
Provided herein are microprojections and microprojection arrays for delivering biologically active agents. Also provided herein are compositions suitable for coating such microprojections and...
US20090136553 TRIGGERABLY DISSOLVABLE HOLLOW FIBERS FOR CONTROLLED DELIVERY  
Provided are tubular structures of a biocompatible, triggerably-dissolvable material such as cellulose or a copolymer having an LCST below physiological temperatures. The structures may be embedded...
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