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6333046 Transmucous absorption enhancer  
To provide a transmucous absorption enhancer comprising a medium-chain fatty acid salts or a bile acid salt and a glycyrrhizic acid salts capable of sustaining the effect of the absorption enhancer...
6331309 Hydrogel compositions for the controlled release administration of growth factors  
Compositions and methods are disclosed for the controlled release delivery of polypeptide growth factors. The compositions of the invention are hydrogels which comprise: a polypeptide growth factor...
6331313 Controlled-release biocompatible ocular drug delivery implant devices and methods  
Controlled release devices are disclosed which are biocompatible and can be implanted into the eye. The devices have a core comprising a drug and a polymeric outer layer which is substantially...
6331312 Bioresorbable ceramic composites  
A composite material is provided including a strongly bioresorbable, poorly crystalline apatitic calcium phosphate composite and a supplementary material. The poorly crystalline apatitic calcium...
6328989 Use of bicozamycin for the manufacture of a medicament for treating infections with enterohemorrhagic e. coli  
The present invention relates to the use of bicozamycins for the prophylaxis and treatment of infections with a verotoxin-producing E. coli, as well as for eradicating verotoxin-producing E. coli...
6328990 Bioactive, degradable composite for tissue engineering  
Bioactive, degradable composite material and composite material microspheres were produced using a new solid-in-oil-in-water method. Compositions and methods for tissue engineering and drug...
6326406 Clear, injectable formulation of an anesthetic compound  
The present invention is directed to a clear, injectable, pharmaceutical composition including propofol, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a bile and a lecithin. The present invention is...
6326019 Grafts made from amniotic membrane; methods of separating, preserving, and using such grafts in surgeries  
A method for making, storing and using a surgical graft from human amniotic membrane; the resulting graft; and the storage solution. The amniotic membrane is obtained from human placenta, from...
6325991 Methods and compositions for treating periodontal disease with an inhibitor of secretory phospholipase A2  
The present invention relates to methods of treating periodontal disease in a mammal. The methods include administering to an animal an s effective amount of an inhibitor of sPLA 2 . The inhibitors...
6326017 Methods for the localized delivery of agents to blood vessels  
Methods for the localized delivery of agents to blood vessels are disclosed. The methods of the present invention provide advantages over existing methods for treating, diagnosing, or preventing,...
6319512 Implants for controlled release of pharmaceutically active principles and method for making same  
The present intention relates to an implant for the controlled release of at least one pharmaceutically active principle comprising a core containing at least one active principle and a sheath...
6319492 Copolymers of tyrosine-based polyarylates and poly(alkylene oxides)  
Implantable medical devices and drug delivery implants containing polyarylate random block copolymers are disclosed, along with methods for drug delivery and for preventing the formation of...
6312708 Botulinum toxin implant  
A controlled release system for multiphasic, in vivo release of therapeutic amounts of botulinum toxin in a human patient over a prolonged period of time. The controlled release system can comprise...
6312706 Prepolymers useful in biomedical devices  
A novel polyurethane based prepolymer useful in biomedical devices which provides high oxygen permeability and superior physical properties.
6310036 High strength, Bio-compatible tissue adhesive and methods for treating vigorously bleeding surfaces  
Disclosed is a novel tissue adhesive technology comprising a combination of ultrasonically treated proteins including collagen and albumin which form a viscous material that develops adhesive...
6306419 Medical uses of styrene sulfonate polymers  
Wound dressings and coated implantable medical devices include a styrene sulfonate polymer. Organic and inorganic therapeutic agents may be incorporated in the copolymer. Inorganic therapeutic...
6306491 Respiratory aids  
The present invention is directed to materials that assist respiration of living cells contained in cell-containing systems. The materials form air-filled conduits or channels through which gases,...
6306845 Method for treating demyelinating disease  
The present invention provides a method for treating a demyelinating disease in a subject which includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a high affinity...
6306423 Neurotoxin implant  
A biocompatible implant for continuous in vivo release of a neurotoxin over a treatment period extending from one month to five years. The implant can be made of casting a solution of a polymer,...
6306424 Foam composite for the repair or regeneration of tissue  
The present patent describes a biocompatible composite made of a first fibrous layer attached to a three-dimensional inter-connected open cell porous foams that have a gradient in composition...
6306420 Methods and apparatus for the delivery of solid drug compositions  
The invention features an implantable device for the automatic delivery of an active ingredient according to an adjustable delivery profile. The device includes a housing; a reservoir operatively...
6303138 Endothelin-based compositions for enhancing connective tissue repair  
The present invention is directed to bioactive composition that induce the repair of damaged or diseased connective tissues upon contact of the damaged or diseased tissues with the composition in...
6299894 Drug delivery device, especially for the delivery of gestodene  
The invention relates to a delivery device for the controlled release of the therapeutically active agent gestodene, over a prolonged period of time, at a release rate of 0,1-300 μg/day, said...
6299898 Methods and compositions for the treatment of wounds  
Devices and methods for enhancing the healing of wounds, especially chronic wounds (e.g., diabetic wounds), involving the use of keratinocytes are described. Keratinocytes are grown on a...
6299893 Method to reduce hair loss and stimulate hair regrowth  
This invention is a method for reduction of hair loss and stimulation of hair growth on the scalp of a human patient. The method comprises the step of administering a presynaptic neurotoxin into...
6294190 Antiobestic agent containing procyanidin as the active ingredient  
An antiobestic agent of the present invention having antiobestic effect, carbohydrase inhibitory effect, blood sugar increase inhibitory effect, monosaccharide absorption inhibitory effect, cholic...
6294187 Load-bearing osteoimplant, method for its manufacture and method of repairing bone using same  
A load-bearing osteoimplant, method of making the osteoimplant and method for repairing bone using the osteoimplant are provided. The osteoimplant comprises a shaped, compressed composition of bone...
6291428 Peptides which promote bone-forming cell attraction and adhesion  
Peptides are provided with the properties of enhancing the migration and adhesion of bone-forming cells to a substrate, useful for promoting bone mineralization and osseointegration in the healing...
6287601 Topical nitric oxide donor compositions  
Compositions and methods of the topical treatment of equine laminitis are disclosed. In particular, combinations of a fast acting nitric oxide (NO) donor, a sustained acting NO donor and an NSAID...
6280957 Costimulatory blockade and mixed chimerism in allo-transplantation  
Use of the blockade of costimulation and hematopoietic stem cells in allograft transplantation.
6280760 Peptide-coated implants and methods for producing same  
The invention describes the possibility of the biofunctionalization of biomaterials, in particular implants, by their made-to-measure coating with synthesized cell- or tissue-selective RGD peptides...
6280744 Use of inorganic aerogels in pharmacy  
The invention relates to the use of inorganic aerogels as an auxiliary and/or excipient for pharmaceutical active compounds and/or preparations.
6277394 Collagen-polymer matrices with differential biodegradability  
The current invention is a biomedical implant comprising a biomedical matrix material and a biodegradable porosifying agent. As the porosifying agent degrades in situ, an implant with an...
6277390 UHMW polyethylene for implants  
UHMW polyethylene for implants which are intended for a sterilization by means of γ rays or electron beams are doped with vitamin E during the manufacture, which binds off the free radicals faster...
6270789 Base for suppository  
The present invention provides a base for suppository comprising oily or fatty base and polyethlene. The suppository prepared by the use of the base of the present invention has superior heat...
6267981 Method of producing sustained-release preparation  
This invention provides a sustained-release preparation comprising a biodegradable polymer metal salt and broactive polypeptide, with enhanced entrapment of the bioactive polypeptides, a...
6261585 Generating blood vessels with angiogenic material containing a biocompatible polymer and polymerizable compound  
An angiogenic material is provided which promotes extensive vascularization when implanted in animal tissue. The angiogenic material contains a biocompatible polymer and a vascularizing...
6262127 Polymeric matrices and their uses in pharmaceutical compositions  
This invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising polymeric matrices, especially those comprising IL-6 as an active ingredient. Specific novel poly(ethylene carbomate) polymers are...
6261586 Bone graft composites and spacers  
A bone graft substitute including a composition of natural selectively deactivated bone material which has been processed to remove associated non-collagenous bone proteins, said bone material...
6261583 Moldable solid delivery system  
The invention provides an implant composition for sustained delivery of a biologically active agent. The implant composition includes a biologically active agent, a thermoplastic polymer, an...
6258856 Method for preventing or controlling cataract  
A method for preventing or treating pathological changes which occur in association with cataract formation in the mammalian eye by protecting lens cells against the cataractogenic effects of...
6258371 Method for making biocompatible medical article  
A method for making a biocompatible medical article, and preferably, a blood compatible medical article, through the use of a copolymer coating. The copolymer coating is synthesized using...
6253443 Method of forming a stent  
Expandable intraluminal stents are provided as well their method of manufacture. These stents are made of metal, the metal characterized by a desired porosity, with a drug compressed into the pores...
6251419 Membrane system for controlled tissue regeneration in cases of diseases of the periodontium  
6251137 Synthetic triglyceride filler material for surgically implanted prostheses  
A filler material for a surgically implantable prosthesis comprised of a synthetic triglyceride having a viscosity substantially greater than that of naturally occurring triglycerides is provided....
6248344 Composite and its use  
A porous composite suitable for filling a recess or a through-passing hole in an implant. The composite includes particles A prepared from a bioactive material and particles B prepared from a...
6245537 Removing endotoxin with an oxdizing agent from polyhydroxyalkanoates produced by fermentation  
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) that contains a pyrogen such as endotoxin due to a process of producing the PHA is treated to remove the pyrogen by a process that does not affect the inherent chemical...
6245057 Device for treating malignant, tumorous tissue areas  
A device (1) functions for treating malignant, tumorous tissue areas. The device has at least one measuring sensor for determining chemical or physical signal patterns in the immediate vicinity of...
6238688 Method for repairing blood vessel system  
The present invention generally relates to thermally responsive polymer gel compositions that have enhanced temperature-dependent shrinking rates, increased strength, and improved pliability over...
6238702 High load formulations and methods for providing prolonged local anesthesia  
A formulation for inducing sustained local anesthesia in a patient comprising a substrate comprising a high load of local anesthetic by weight and an effective amount of a biocompatible, controlled...