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5962005 Transparent cellulose hydrogel and production process thereof  
A transparent cellulose hydrogel having a transmittance of visible light of not less than 70%/mm and a tensile strength of not less than 10 kg/cm 2 , wherein the hydroxyl groups of cellulose...
5958427 Nitric oxide donor compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for pulmonary hypertension and other indications  
The invention is directed to nitric oxide (NO) donor compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions containing such nitric oxide (NO) donor compounds, for delivering NO to the apical surface of a...
5958444 Method for treating urinary reflux  
Disclosed are methods for treating vesicoureteral reflux in a mammal wherein a composition comprising a water insoluble biocompatible polymer and a biocompatible solvent is delivered to the...
5958430 Thin film composition with biological substance and method of making  
The invention provides a thin-film composition comprising an underlying substrate of a first material including a plurality of attachment sites; a plurality of functional groups chemically attached...
5958441 Devices comprising chondrogenic protein and methods of inducing endochondral bone formation therewith  
Disclosed are (1) osteogenic devices comprising a matrix containing substantially pure natural-sourced mammalian osteogenic protein; (2) DNA and amino acid sequences for novel polypeptide chains...
5955108 Cross-linked microparticles and their use as therapeutic vehicles  
A sterile powder comprising microparticles, 0.1 to 50 μm in diameter, obtainable by spray-drying and cross-linking a water-soluble material having free functional groups, is characterized in that...
5955068 Biodegradable polanhydrides derived from dimers of bile acids, and use thereof as controlled drug release systems  
New biodegradable polyanhydrides are disclosed, which are prepared by homopolymerization of dimer of bile acid, especially lithocholic acid, or bycopolymerization with linear dicarboxylic acid,...
5951997 Aliphatic polyesters of ε-caprolactone, p-dioxanone and gycolide  
Absorbable, segmented polymers of aliphatic polyesters based on lactone monomers glycolide, p-dioxanone and ε-caprolactone are described. The segmented polymers exhibit a broad range of...
5948427 Microparticulate surgical adhesive  
Flowable polymeric microparticulate surgical adhesive formulations are provided which can be activated at the site of the repair to produce a cohesive material with tissue bonding properties to...
5948426 Method and article to induce hematopoietic expansion  
An article and method to create retrievable sites of implantable and transplantable bone marrow, in a human or animal recipient, by implanting bone-marrow inducing conjugates of collagen and...
5948429 Methods for preparing biopolymer foams  
A biopolymer solution is polymerized to form a gel which is freeze-dried and crosslinked with ultraviolet radiation to form a biopolymer foam. The foam is filled with a collagen solution and the...
5945457 Process for preparing biologically compatible polymers and their use in medical devices  
A hemocompatible composition comprising a polymer containing at least one pharmacologic material chemically bonded to a polymer backbone. Such compositions may be obtained by reacting a...
5945115 Polymeric compositions useful as controlled release implants  
The invention is directed to an improved system for controlled release of biologically active materials and to a liquid composition for its formation. The liquid composition is composed of a...
5942252 Method for delivering bioactive agents into and through the mucosally-associated lymphoid tissues and controlling their release  
A method, and compositions for use therein capable, of delivering a bioactive agent to an animal entailing the steps of encapsulating effective amounts of the agent in a biocompatible excipient to...
5942242 Medicaments for nasal administration  
A medicament for nasal administration to be used for disease prevention or treatment comprising a vaccine or a pharmacologically active peptide compounded with an ion exchange resin or adsorbent...
5939380 Implant preparations containing bioactive macromolecule for sustained delivery  
Implant preparations capable of sustained action when inserted are comprised of powder of a natural lipoidal substance in thorough admixture with bioactive macromolecule, followed by compression...
5939323 Hyaluronan based biodegradable scaffolds for tissue repair  
A hyaluronic acid derivitized scaffold and method of forming are disclosed. The scaffolds are useful for various medical purposes such as tissue repair, tissue reconstruction and wound healing. In...
5935594 Process and device for treating and healing a tissue deficiency  
An improved method or process and device for treating and healing a bone void is disclosed, and in particular a method employing a surfactant for efficiently incorporating a biologically active...
5925619 Formulation for peptide release  
A pharmaceutical or veterinary formulation comprising deslorelin and an excipient is provided which releases in vitro deslorelin into phosphate buffered saline at 370° C. at a rate of about 2-80...
5919473 Methods and devices for delivering opioid analgesics to wounds via a subdermal implant  
An analgesic agent delivery system and method of treating postoperative pain comprising an analgesic agent such as morphine and an extended-release drug delivery device. The device may be placed in...
5919835 Biodegradable polymer blends for drug delivery  
Blends of polymers having properties distinct from the individual polymer components and that are suitable for use as carriers of pharmaceutically active agents, are prepared from two or more...
5916584 Controlled release container with core and outer shell  
A controlled release container includes an outer shell and a separately produced core that comprises at least one bioactive molecule. At least a portion of the outer shell comprises a biodegradable...
5916583 Precipitation of one or more active compounds in situ  
The present invention relates to an injectable solution for administration of one or more active compounds. According to the invention the active compound, which is in its neutral form, is...
5916585 Materials and method for the immobilization of bioactive species onto biodegradable polymers  
The present invention is directed to hydrophobic biodegradable polymeric materials having at least one surface thereof rendered more hydrophilic by attachment of at least one layer of a hydrophilic...
5914121 Formation of human bone in vivo using ceramic powder and human marrow stromal fibroblasts  
An in vivo model for human bone metabolism. Human marrow stromal fibroblasts are isolated, expanded in culture, combined with ceramic powder (hydroxyapatite) delivery vehicles with or without...
5912014 Oral salmon calcitonin pharmaceutical products  
Bioavailability of salmon calcitonin to be administered orally is enhanced by a pharmaceutical composition providing targeted release of the peptide to the intestine, together with an absorption...
5910315 Allograft tissue material for filling spinal fusion cages or related surgical spaces  
An extrudable allograft bone tissue material for filling surgical sites can be made from mineralized or demineralized cortical, cancellous, or cortical/cancellous bone powder. A method is disclosed...
5906826 Method of inducing an immune response in a young animal  
The invention provides a method of priming an immune response in the presence of maternal antibody in a young animal by administering to a 1-90 day old animal, a biocompatible and non-toxic solid...
5902832 Method of synthesizing swollen hydrogel for sphincter augmentation  
A synthesis method is set forth for forming a physiologically acceptable composition comprising a plurality of physiologically acceptable hydrogel particles which have been swollen in a water...
5902599 Biodegradable polymer networks for use in orthopedic and dental applications  
Biodegradable polymer networks are provided which are useful in a variety of dental and orthopedic applications. The biodegradable polymer networks can be formed in one embodiment by polymerizing...
5891477 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents inhibition of fibrotic response to an implanted device  
Methods for inhibition of fibrotic rejection of implanted devices which contain cells by administering to the recipient of the devices an amount of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID)...
5891455 Process for producing an implant from cell cultures  
In a process for producing an implant from cell cultures in vitro, tissue cells, particularly cartilage cells, are introduced into a three-dimensional self-supporting structure preformed preferably...
5891456 Glyceryl monosterate based biodegradable implants for site-specific delivery of drugs  
A method to administer a drug locally to a subject in which biodegradable dosage forms that contain the drug are implanted at a localized site beneath the skin of the subject whereupon the dosage...
5888988 Covalently linked N,O-carboxymethylchitosan and uses thereof  
Covalent compositions of N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan (NOCC) are disclosed. NOCC can be intra- or intermolecularly linked, either through a direct bond or through a bridging moiety. Also disclosed...
5876756 Microcapsule containing amorphous water-soluble 2-piperazinone-1-acetic acid compound  
A microcapsule contains a pharmaceutically effective amorphous water-soluble 2-piperazinone-1-acetic acid compound or salt thereof and a polymer binder and a method of preparing said microcapsule....
5876743 Biocompatible adhesion in tissue repair  
A process for enhancing the (a) normal healing processes involving a live mammalian body of (i) injured non-dental-related soft tissue, and (ii) non-dental-related osseous material, and ...
5876761 Sustained release formulations of water soluble peptides  
The invention discloses microparticles comprising a polypeptide, preferably somatostatin or an analog or derivative thereof, more preferably octreotide, in a polymeric matrix, preferably...
5874509 Surface modified glasses and composites thereof  
An inorganic glass having an aliphatic polymer covalently bonded to the surface thereof is disclosed for providing improved adhesion to a matrix polymer when the glass is employed as a composite...
5874101 Bioactive-gel compositions and methods  
A process for making bioactive glasses is described including preparing a reaction mixture of reactants capable of forming a sol-gel, aging the reaction mixture, near equilibrium drying a gel...
5874100 Alginate fibres, manufacture and use  
A non-immunogenic, bioerodible implantation composition which comprises alginate fibres.
5874099 Methods for making immunoisolatary implantable vehicles with a biocompatible jacket and a biocompatible matrix core  
A method of forming an implantable and retrievable immunoisolatory vehicles is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of first forming a core comprising a volume of at least 1 μl and at least...
5871767 Methods for treatment or prevention of neurodegenerative conditions using immunoisolatory implantable vehicles with a biocompatible jacket and a biocompatible matrix core  
A method for treatment of a neurodegenerative condition in a patient comprising implanting in the patient at least one immunoisolatory vehicle comprising a corc comprising a volume of at least 1...
5871771 Micronized biodegradable particles, process for preparing them and use thereof  
The invention relates to micronized biodegradable particles, processes for preparing them and use thereof.
5871778 Sustained release microsphere preparation containing antipsychotic drug  
A sustained release microsphere preparation which is produced by including a hydrophobic antipsychotic drug such as bromperidol, haloperidol or the like into a base composed of a high molecular...
5869079 Formulation for controlled release of drugs by combining hydrophilic and hydrophobic agents  
Combinations of hydrophilic and hydrophobic entities in a biodegradable sustained release implant are shown to modulate each other's rate of release. Formulations of a therapeutically active agent...
5869080 Absorbable implant materials having controlled porosity  
Absorbable implant materials having controlled porosity are formed by a method comprising the steps of: providing a dispersion of a bioabsorbable polymer, such as collagen, in a first solvent, such...
5869170 Preparation of medical devices by solid free-form fabrication methods  
Solid free-form techniques for making medical devices for controlled release of bioactive agent and implantation and growth of cells are described using computer aided design. Examples of SFF...
5869077 Methods for treating diabetes by delivering insulin from biocompatible cell-containing devices  
A method for treating diabetes in a patient comprising subcutaneously implanting in the patient at least one immunoisolatory vehicle comprising a core comprising a volume of at least 1 μl and at...
5865814 Blood contacting medical device and method  
A a blood-contacting medical device with improved biocompatibility. The device is coated with a layer of water-soluble heparin, overlaid by a porous polymeric coating through which the heparin can...
5866619 Colonic drug delivery system  
A colonic delivery system for delivering a drug to the colon is provided. The system comprises a drug in combination with a matrix, wherein the matrix comprises a saccharide-containing polymer....