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6719993 Calcium phosphate cements prepared from silicate solutions  
Methods are provide for producing flowable compositions, e.g. pastes, that set into calcium phosphate products. In the subject methods, dry reactants that include a calcium source and a phosphate...
6719991 Combination of antimicrobial agents and bacterial interference to coat medical devices  
This invention relates to a method for coating a medical device comprising the steps of applying to at least a portion of the surface of said medical device, an antimicrobial coating layer and a...
6719987 Antimicrobial bioabsorbable materials  
The invention provides bioabsorbable materials with antimicrobial coatings or powders which provide an effective and sustainable antimicrobial effect. Specifically, this invention provides...
6713081 Ocular therapeutic agent delivery devices and methods for making and using such devices  
Ocular implant devices for the delivery of a therapeutic agent to an eye in a controlled and sustained manner. Dual mode and single mode drug delivery devices are illustrated and described....
6713079 Methods for increasing vascularization and promoting wound healing  
The present invention provides a method of stimulating vascularization at a site in a mammal, said method comprising contacting said site with a matrix comprising gelatin and a nitric oxide...
6713527 Anaesthetic bone cement  
The invention relates to surgical bone cement compositions and more particularly to bone cement compositions having aneasthetic properties, and to methods for producing analgesia.
6709674 Injectable pamidronate disodium  
The invention includes a packaged liquid composition of a pamidronate alkaline salt in a sealed storage vessel having an inner surface which is non-reactive with the pamidronate alkaline salt...
6706024 Triclosan-containing medical devices  
The present invention relates to polymeric medical articles comprising the anti-infective agents chlorhexidine and triclosan. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that the synergistic...
6706274 Differential delivery of nitric oxide  
This invention relates to devices and methods for the local, differential delivery of nitric oxide within the body. The devices include devices having at least two differing nitric oxide donor...
6706273 Composition for implantation into the human and animal body  
Compositions for implantation into the human and animal body as bone replacement contain inter alia calcium and phosphorus and consist in particular of mixtures of powders and admixing liquids....
6703037 Biodegradable macromers for the controlled release of biologically active substances  
A method for delivering a biologically active substance including the steps of: (a) combining said biologically active substance with a macromer; (b) forming a mixture of the combination formed in...
6703039 Reversible gelling system for ocular drug delivery  
The invention provides an ophthalmic aqueous composition for topical administration, comprising: (a) a block copolymer of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide in concentration sufficient to provide...
6703047 Dehydrated hydrogel precursor-based, tissue adherent compositions and methods of use  
Compositions and methods are provided for forming tissue-adherent hydrogels using substantially dry precursors. The dehydrated precursors are premixed prior to in situ therapy and utilize...
6699492 Quinolone carboxylic acid compositions and related methods of treatment  
The present invention relates to the use of quinolone carboxylic acid formulations in the treatment of ocular and periocular infections. The present invention also relates to sustained release...
6699490 Aqueous prolonged release formulation  
Prolonged parenteral release into the circulatory system of a cow of a bioactive bovine somatotropin at desirably effective levels can be achieved using novel compositions in which the bovine...
6699484 Fibrin sealants or adhesives comprising a hyaluronic acid derivative material  
An especially useful fibrin glue composition comprises a biocompatible, bioabsorbable hyaluronic acid derivative material, upon which are applied or chemically bonded fibrinogen and thrombin, along...
6699505 Method of increasing the efficacy of antibiotics by compexing with cyclodextrins  
The present invention provides methods of increasing the biological activity of a bioactive agent by complexing the bioactive agent with a complexing agent. In one preferred embodiment, the...
6699494 Pharmaceutical composition and method for treating premature labor  
The present invention teaches a composition comprising a β-adrenergic agonist in a bioadhesive carrier. Preferably, the composition comprises terbutaline in polycarbophil. The present invention...
6696072 Methods for treatment of male erectile dysfunction  
Improved drug compositions and methods useful in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. An optimized mixture of the drugs phentolamine mesylate, papaverine hydrochloride, and alprostadil in a...
6696073 Shaped load-bearing osteoimplant and methods of making same  
A load-bearing osteoimplant, methods of making the osteoimplant and method for repairing hard tissue such as bone and teeth employing the osteoimplant are provided. The osteoimplant comprises a...
6696075 Liquid crystalline polymers  
Methods for inducing a thermoplastic polymer, which can be non-mesogenic, to exhibit liquid crystalline properties have been developed. The method includes the steps of (a) heating the polymer from...
6692758 Insertion stabilizers for implants  
The present invention relates to an implant attachment stabilizer having, as an effective component, a methanebisphosphonic acid derivative represented by general formula (I) [where, in the...
6692760 Polymeric material for artificial bone  
A novel polymeric material for artificial bones, comprising a solid or gel-form base containing, as the main component, either a polysaccharide having carboxyl groups or their derivatives, or a...
6689380 Remote and local controlled delivery of pharmaceutical compounds using electromagnetic energy  
The present invention provides a method/system for remote and local controlled delivery of pharmaceutical compounds or biomolecule collection using electromagnetic energy. Controlled...
6689373 Devices and methods for pain management  
The invention features devices and methods for the systemic delivery of fentanyl or a fentanyl congener (e.g., sufentanil) to treat pain. In the present invention, a drug formulation comprising...
6685951 Administration of dihydroergotamine as a sublingual spray or aerosol for the treatment of migraine  
The present invention is an improvement in the treatment of migraine headaches. By administering dihydroergotamine as a sublingual spray or aerosol, major limitations of past treatments are...
6682760 Cross-linked collagen matrices and methods for their preparation  
A method for preparing cross-linked collagen and cross-linked collagen products. The method includes incubating collagen in a solution including water, at least one polar solvent and at least one...
6682753 Methods for promoting weight gain using GPE-related compounds  
Weight gain in a mammal, especially a human, having a condition that leads to decreased weight gain or weight loss, such as AIDS, brain trauma, a chronic neurodegenerative disease such as...
6682754 Ovo delivery of an immunogen containing implant  
The disclosure provides a method for administering an agent to an avian species by in ovo delivery of an implant releasably containing the agent. In one embodiment, the method is particularly...
6682522 Valve for osmotic devices  
An osmotic delivery system for controlled delivery of a beneficial agent includes an implant capsule having a beneficial agent reservoir, an osmotic agent which expands on contact with fluid...
6680063 Biocompatible albumin lamina and method  
The present invention provides a denatured albumin lamina, useful for repairing lesions on solid visceral organs. The lamina comprises human serum albumin, formed into a thin, pliant sheet and...
6680065 Shaped bodies which release agrochemical active substances  
The present invention relates to shaped articles which release agrochemical active compounds, are used for treatment of woody plants and are employed in a hollow preformed in the woody plant, are...
6676970 Subcutaneous osteoporosis compositions  
The invention is concerned with a pharmaceutical preparation for subcutaneous, parenteral administration, which contains bisphosphonic acids or their salts as the active substance, as well as the...
6676956 Oil-in-water emulsion for protecting human organs against peroxidation  
The invention relates to an oil-in-water emulsion comprising, as an active ingredient, α-tocopherol or the stereoisomers thereof and comprising, as an emulsifier, phospholipids. The inventive...
6676971 Embolic compositions  
Embolic compositions comprising macromers having a backbone comprising a polymeric backbone comprising units with a 1,2-diol or 1,3-diol structure, such as polyvinyl alcohol, and pendant chains...
6673767 Gel composition and methods  
Methods and compositions for systemically or locally administering by implantation a beneficial agent to a subject are described, and include, for example, compositions having burst indices of 8 ...
6673338 Nitric oxide-releasing imidate and thioimidate diazeniumdiolates, compositions, uses thereof and method of making same  
The invention provides NO— or NO − -releasing imidate, thioimidate, and amide diazeniumdiolates, in which the N 2 O 2 − functional group is bonded to a carbon atom. The invention also...
6673843 Curcumin and curcuminoid inhibition of angiogenesis  
Methods for treating diseases or disorders of the skin which are characterized by angiogenesis have been developed using curcumin and curcumin analogs. Based on the results obtained with curcumin,...
6673361 Polymer, in vivo degradable material, and use  
A polymer having a satisfactory balance between in vivo degradability and satisfactory mechanical properties, which is an A 1 BA 2 type polymer comprising a segment A 1 and a segment A 2 each...
6669959 Modulated release particles for lung delivery  
A polymeric construct is disclosed. The construct comprises a biodegradable ABA block copolymer having a selected medicament associated therewith. The medicament thus present is provided in a slow...
6663878 Anti-inflammatory bioactive glass particulates  
Compositions and methods for systemically minimizing the inflammatory effects of TNF-α are disclosed. The compositions include particles of bioactive glass with a particle size less than about 20...
6663879 Injectable compositions  
A stable injectable composition includes a non-aqueous parasitic agent in a therapeutically effect amount, chosen from the group of avermectin, ivermectin, doramectin, abamectin, milbemycin and...
6660301 Injectable microspheres for dermal augmentation and tissue bulking  
The present invention relates to elastic, hydrophilic and substantially spherical microspheres useful for dermal augmentation and tissue bulking. The invention provides injectable compositions...
6660279 Stability for injection solutions  
A primary package containing a low molecular weight peptide-based thrombin inhibitors which package is sealed with a rubber stopper or plunger containing bromobutyl rubber.
6656496 Porous tissue scaffolding materials and uses thereof  
A biodegradable scaffold includes a protein, a cross-linking agent, 10 to 50 percent by volume porosity imparting polymeric beads and a modifying agent. A method for the use of the biodegradable...
6652883 Tissue bulking and coating compositions  
Compositions comprising macromers having a backbone comprising units having a 1,2-diol and/or 1,3-diol structure for tissue bulking and coating. Such polymers include poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and...
6653291 Composition and method for production of transformed cells  
A composition useful for the production of transformed eukaryotic cells is described. The composition comprises submucosal tissue and a nucleic acid sequence. The nucleic acid sequence is typically...
6652886 Biodegradable cationic copolymers of poly (alkylenimine) and poly (ethylene glycol) for the delivery of bioactive agents  
A biodegradable, novel cationic coopolymer comprising a a poly(alkylenimine)(PAI), a hydrophilic polymer, and a biodegradable linker, wherein the biodegradable linker covalently links the PAI and...
6652884 Method for the treatment of solid tumors by albumin microparticles incorporating paclitaxel  
The invention concerns a method for the treatment of tumors sensitive to Paclitaxel, by intra-arterial injections of dispersions of microparticles of albumin incorporating Paclitaxel in...
6653288 Injectable anthelmintic compositions and methods for using same  
Injectable compositions containing a liquid solvent free of solid polymers, anthelmintic agent(s)and hormonal growth promoter(s), where the anthelmintic agent(s) and the hormonal growth promoter(s)...