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7618647 Using bucky paper as a therapeutic aid in medical applications  
Methods, systems, and uses of bucky paper are provided in the present invention. These embodiments include covering medical implants with single or multiple layers of bucky paper, treating bucky...
7588776 Pharmaceutical use of water-soluble fraction of Graptopetalum  
A pharmaceutical composition containing a water-soluble fraction of Graptopetalum and its use in treating a liver disease or condition, such as inflammation, steatosis, and fibrosis.
7585516 Coatings for drug delivery devices  
A polymer coating for medical devices based on a polyolefin derivative. A variety of polymers are described to make coatings for medical devices, particularly, for drug delivery stents. The...
7544368 Structure for modulating intraocular pressure  
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to three-dimensional porous structures for modulating intraocular pressure. The structures can include a mixture of copolymers, for example,...
7537781 Polymer-filler composites for controlled delivery of therapeutic agents from medical articles  
A medical article comprising: (a) a therapeutic agent; and (b) a release region comprising (i) a polymer and (ii) a filler comprising inorganic platelet particles. Upon placement of such a medical...
7498042 Stent for blood vessel and material for stent for blood vessel  
A luminal stent, implanted and implanted and left in the blood vessel, is disclosed. By permitting a stent ( 1 ), formed of a biodegradable polymer material ( 2 ), to be swollen, and by...
7473431 Injectable methadone, methadone and naltrexone, or buprenorphine and naltrexone microparticle compositions and their use in reducing consumption of abused substances  
An injectable slow-release methadone, partial opioid agonist or opioid antagonist formulation is provided comprising methadone, a partial opioid agonist or opioid antagonist in a poly(D,L-lactide)...
7456213 PEG-poly(ortho ester) graft copolymers and pharmaceutical compositions  
This invention relates to graft copolymer delivery vehicles comprising a polyethyleneglycol-poly(ortho ester), and to controlled release pharmaceutical compositions comprising the delivery vehicle...
7329789 Method for extraction and concentration of carotenoids using supercritical fluids  
Carotenoids are extracted and/or enriched from a mixture containing such compounds. The extraction/enrichment process involves the use of liquefied or supercritical solvents to extract lipids and...
7323425 Crosslinking of hyaluronan solutions and nanofiberous membranes made therefrom  
A method for producing a non-chemically crosslinked hyaluronan is provided which involves contacting a sample of hyaluronan with an acidic solvent/water mixture for a period of time and at a...
7318932 Coatings for drug delivery devices comprising hydrolitically stable adducts of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) and methods for fabricating the same  
A polymer coating for medical devices based on a derivatized poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) is disclosed. A variety of polymers are described to make coatings for medical devices, particularly,...
7282213 Method for applying a drug coating to a medical device  
A method for coating a medical device with a drug is provided. Energy, preferably thermal energy, is applied to a crystalline deposit of a drug on the surface of a medical device to increase the...
7186418 Composition and use of RAR antagonists for promoting chondrogenesis  
The invention provides compositions comprising an RAR antagonist for promoting chondrogenesis and methods employing such compositions for treating cartilage and associated bone abnormalities...
7172765 Biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable fibrous articles and methods for using the articles for medical applications  
Biodegradable and/or bioabsorable fibrous articles and methods for using the articles in medical applications are disclosed. The biodegradable and/or bioabsorable fibrous articles, which are formed...
7163688 Osmotic implant with membrane and membrane retention means  
An osmotic delivery system for controlled delivery of a beneficial agent includes an implantable capsule containing a beneficial agent and an osmotic engine that swells on contact with water,...
7160551 Injectable system for controlled drug delivery  
An injectable composition for delivery of a bioactive agent contains a biocompatible solvent, a hydrophobic polymer, and an amphiphilic block copolymer. The hydrophobic polymer may be a...
7144419 Drug-polymer coated stent with blended phenoxy and styrenic block copolymers  
The present invention provides a system for treating a vascular condition, including a catheter, a stent coupled to the catheter, a drug-polymer coating on the stent including a polymeric blend of...
7140882 Method of producing low molecular weight chitin/chitosan and method of producing an osteoconduction substance  
By irradiating 60 Co γ ray to chitin/chitosan, chitin/chitosan having high molecular weight is separated or decomposed into low molecular weight chitin/chitosan. A method of producing an...
7112417 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...
7108862 Bone growth compositions and methods  
The present invention provides an improved technique for spinal fusion involving the administration of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor to a fusion. The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor is preferably...
7101567 Controlled release preparations having multi-layer structure  
Preparations whereby two or more drugs can be released separately at appropriate speeds depending on the disease or the release behaviors of one or more drugs can be precisely controlled, which...
7097855 Transdermal thermal polymerization  
An invention for polymerizing or crosslinking a prepolymer using a water soluble, thermal polymerization initiator is disclosed. The prepolymer mixed with the initiator is injected or placed into...
7090867 Controlled release delivery device for pharmaceutical agents incorporating microbial polysaccharide gum  
The present invention provides a controlled release device for sustained or pulsatile delivery of pharmaceutically active substances for a predetermined period of time. This invention further...
7045142 Sustained release of superoxide dismutase mimics from implantable of insertable medical devices  
An implantable or insertable medical device is provided which comprises (a) a superoxide dismutase mimic and (b) a polymeric release region. Upon administration to a patient, the polymeric release...
7041309 Spinal fusion using an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor  
An improved technique for spinal fusion including administration of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor to the fusion site. The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor is preferably delivered to the site by a...
7041308 Drug-polymer coated stents with segmented homochain copolyesters  
The present invention provides a system for treating a vascular condition, including a catheter, a stent coupled to the catheter, a polymeric coating on the stent including a segmented homochain...
7025997 Coolant plant extract compositions containing monomenthyl succinate  
The present invention relates to plant extracts containing a monomenthyl succinate for use as a coolant in food and non-food products. Methods for isolating the plant extracts are also provided.
7025982 Medical assembly suitable for long-term implantation and method for fabricating the same  
A process for fabricating a medical assembly having a medical device at least a portion of which is formed of inorganic material is provided. The medical assembly is suitable for substantially...
7022343 Controlled release of anti-arrhythmic agents  
Methods for the simple, reliable application and local controlled release of selected anti-arrhythmia drugs from a hydrogel applied to or polymerized on the tissues of the heart or its vessels,...
7022334 Therapeutic composition and a method of coating implantable medical devices  
A therapeutic composition is provided including a polysaccharide or a cationic peptide dissolved in an organic substance. The polysaccharide can be heparin or a derivative of heparin. The cationic...
6976981 Osmotic delivery system with membrane plug retention mechanism  
An osmotic delivery system has a membrane plug retention mechanism which can also be used to control the delivery rate of a beneficial agent from the osmotic delivery system. The osmotic delivery...
6974679 Support with collagen base for tissue engineering and manufacture of biomaterials  
The invention relates to a method of in vitro testing of the efficacy of a potentially active substance comprising monitoring the effect of said potentially active substance on an artificial skin,...
6960351 Implantable biocompatible immunoisolatory vehicle for delivery of selected therapeutic products  
An immunoisolatory vehicle for the implantation into an individual of cells which produce a needed product or provide a needed metabolic function. The vehicle is comprised of a core region...
6939557 Slow release protein polymers  
The invention features articles for delivery of a biologically active substance, methods for making such articles, and methods for treating an animal using the articles.
6936278 Microparticles  
A process for producing microparticles, in which an aqueous solution of purified amylopectin-based starch of reduced molecular weight is prepared, the solution is combined with biologically active...
6923990 Stabilized silver-ion amine complex compositions and methods  
The present invention relates to new silver-ion super-complex compositions. More particularly, the present invention describes silver-ion super-complex compositions comprising a silver-thiosulfate...
6913767 Compositions for microencapsulation of antigens for use as vaccines  
Methods and compositions are provided for the encapsulation of antigens in PLGA microspheres for use as vaccines. Such microspheres can also contain adjuvants. Mixtures of microspheres are provided...
6896894 Proteins stabilized with polysaccharide gums  
Described are heat stable aqueous solutions or gels comprising a biologically effective amount of a protein and an effective stabilizing amount of a polysaccharide gum as well as heat stable...
6869443 Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent  
A stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape for insertion into a lumen of a vessel of a living being. The tubular main body includes a substantially biodegradable matrix having...
6863899 Composite shaped bodies and methods for their production and use  
Shaped, composite bodies are provided. One portion of the shaped bodies comprises an RPR-derived porous inorganic material, preferably a calcium phosphate. Another portion of the composite bodies...
6861068 Pharmaceutical compositions using semi-solid delivery vehicle  
A semi-solid delivery vehicle contains a polyorthoester and an excipient, and a semi-solid pharmaceutical composition contains an active agent and the delivery vehicle. The pharmaceutical...
6858221 Intravascular delivery of mycophenolic acid  
The present invention provides improved devices and methods for minimizing and/or inhibiting restenosis and hyperplasia after intravascular intervention. In particular, the present invention...
6818224 Use of gellable pharmaceutical compositions in periodontology  
A method is described for preparing a fluid pharmaceutical composition which allows the controlled release of at least one active substance. The method involves mixing a therapeutically effective...
6793938 Biodegradable compositions for the controlled release of encapsulated substances  
Pharmaceutical compositions that enable the release of a physiologically active substance over a prolonged period of time following administration to a patient are described. The pharmaceutical...
6790454 Processes for the preparation of novel collagen-based supports for tissue engineering, and biomaterials obtained  
A composite product is disclosed as a collagen support comprising at least one porous collagen layer covered on at least one side with an essentially compact collagen membrane consisting either of...
6773713 Injection molding of living tissues  
The invention features methods of making living tissue constructs having a predetermined shape by providing a negative mold having a defined shape; suspending isolated tissue precursor cells in a...
6770729 Polymer compositions containing bioactive agents and methods for their use  
Embodiments of the invention provide polymer coated implantable medical devices having a bioactive material posited in or on at least a portion of the coating layer, wherein the coating layer...
6767551 Coating for use with medical devices and method of making same  
The inventive coating may be employed to deliver a pharmaceutical agent to a selected body area that is involved within the insertion or application of a medical device. Such medical devices may...
6767550 Hydroxyapatite based drug delivery implant for cancer treatment  
A hydroxyapatite based bioresorbable material is incorporated with anti-cancer agents to form an implant used for treatment against cancer. Sustained release of the anti-cancer agents may be...
6764517 Tissue repair matrix  
A porous three-dimensional tissue repair matrix is provided which is biodegradable. The matrix is preferably formed from mineralized collagen where the mineral comprises particulate calcium...
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