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5741479 Desensitizing teeth with degradable particles  
A method for desensitizing a hypersensitive tooth in a patient includes contacting exposed tubules with particles including a degradable material.
5741600 Absorbable coating and blend  
Absorbable coating and absorbable blend of polycaprolactone and crystallization modifier especially suitable for use in the coating of surgical sutures and in the controlled release of chemical or...
5738864 Drug delivery agents incorporating mitomycin  
A conjugate of a carrier polymer and aziridine ring containing mitomycin (MMC) drug molecules is prepared by coupling the MMC molecules via their aziridine imino groups to spacer groups that...
5736372 Biodegradable synthetic polymeric fibrous matrix containing chondrocyte for in vivo production of a cartilaginous structure  
Methods and artificial matrices for the growth and implantation of cartilaginous structures and surfaces and bone are disclosed. In the preferred embodiments, chondrocytes are grown on...
5733567 Biodegradable, controlled-release microspheres and process for preparing them  
Method for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition in the form of microspheres controllably releasing at least one water-soluble active ingredient. The method comprises the steps of...
5733566 Controlled release of antiparasitic agents in animals  
A delivery system for providing antiparasitic agents to animals is provided and a method of treating parasitic infections in animals using such delivery systems is described. The delivery system is...
5728752 Injectable microdipersions for soft tissue repair and augmentation  
The present invention provides injectable, bioabsorbable microdispersions suitable for use as a soft tissue repair or augmentation material in animals comprising a fluid carrier that is a liquid...
5725881 Semisolid mixtures of amorphous oligomers and crystalline polymers based on lactic acid  
The present invention relates to semisolid mixtures of oligomers and/or polymers based on lactic acid, the preparation thereof and the use thereof as absorbable implants.
5725491 Method of forming a biodegradable film dressing on tissue  
The invention is directed to a biodegradable film dressing with or without additional therapeutic agents, an apparatus for spray delivery and a method for formation of the film dressing on a human...
5717030 Adjunctive polymer system for use with medical device  
A medical device which is a surgically implantable device coated with an adjunctive polymer system. The adjunctive polymer system forms a solid matrix when introduced into a human or animal body....
5717006 Composition for biomaterial; preparation process  
Composition for biomaterial for resorption/substitution of support tissues, dental tissues, bone tissues and osteoarticular tissues, which is made up of 40 to 75% by weight of a mineral phase...
5716411 Method of skin regeneration using a collagen-glycosaminoglycan matrix and cultured epithelial autograft  
The present invention relates to a method of skin regeneration of a wound or burn in an animal or human. This method comprises the steps of initially covering the wound with a collagen...
5711960 Biocompatible implant material comprising a tri-axial or more three-dimensional fabric  
This invention provides an implant material which has high mechanical strength and durability in three-dimensional directions and a function to synchronize with deformation characteristics of...
5711968 Composition and method for the controlled release of metal cation-stabilized interferon  
This invention relates to a composition, and method of forming said composition, for the controlled release of interferon. The controlled release composition of this invention comprises a...
5711957 Use of a porous calcium carbonate based material as support of a growth factor in the preparation of a bioabsorbable implant  
A method for treating a living organism includes fitting in the living organism a bioabsorbable implant. The bioabsorbable implant includes a support of porous calcium carbonate based material for...
5709875 Implantable biodegradable material and process for its production  
The invention relates to a material which can be implanted in living tissue, in particular bony tissue, and having a rate of biodegradation adapted to the rate at which the tissue is regenerated;...
5709934 Bipolymer foams having extracellular matrix particulates  
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...
5707643 Biodegradable scleral plug  
The present invention relates to a scleral plug made of lactic acid copolymer; a scleral plug containing a drug that is designed to gradually release the drug into a vitreous body; and a scleral...
5705181 Method of making absorbable polymer blends of polylactides, polycaprolactone and polydioxanone  
Absorbable binary and tertiary blends of homopolymers and copolymers of poly(lactide), poly(glycolide), poly(ε-caprolactone), and poly(p-dioxanone) are described. The blends when used to...
5702717 Thermosensitive biodegradable polymers based on poly(ether-ester)block copolymers  
A system and method for the parenteral delivery of a drug in a biodegradable polymeric matrix to a warm blooded animal as a liquid with the resultant formation of a gel depot for the controlled...
5703200 Absorbable copolymers and blends of 6,6-dialkyl-1,4-dioxepan-2-one and its cyclic dimer  
This invention provides various copolymers comprising a first repeating unit of the chemical formula: ##STR1## in which R 1 and/or R 2 are alkyl groups and a second repeating units generally...
5700477 Bioabsorbable wound implant materials  
Heteromorphic sponges are described which have matrix structures with oriented substructures added to facilitate cellular invasion. A sponge may be used as a wound implant by cutting it to the...
5700476 Heteromorphic sponges containing active agents  
The invention provides wound dressing and/or implant materials comprising a matrix structure of sponge, at least one substructure and at least one pharmacologically active agent, wherein both the...
5700479 Surgical element and method for selective tissue regeneration  
A surgical element for guided and controlled tissue regeneration and method for selective tissue regeneration. The elements disclosed include embodiments containing protrusions on at least one side...
5700583 Hydrogels of absorbable polyoxaesters containing amines or amido groups  
The present invention describes a crosslinked aliphatic polyoxaesters containing amines and/or amido groups and blends thereof with other polymers that may be used to produce surgical devices such...
5700485 Prolonged nerve blockade by the combination of local anesthetic and glucocorticoid  
Biodegradable controlled release microspheres for the prolonged administration of a local anesthetic agent, and a method for the manufacture thereof are disclosed. The microspheres are formed of a...
5698213 Hydrogels of absorbable polyoxaesters  
The present invention describes a new crossslinkable and crosslinked aliphatic polyoxaesters and blends thereof that may be used to produce hydrogels, surgical devices such as sutures, sutures with...
5698189 Method for local application of polymeric material to tissue  
This invention relates to devices and techniques for applying therapeutic polymeric material to living tissue.
5696175 Preparation of bonded fiber structures for cell implantation  
A novel processing technique is reported to bond non-woven fibers and, thus, prepare structural interconnecting fiber networks with different shapes for organ implants. The fibers are physically...
5693332 Human keratinocytes supported on a hydrophilic membrane and methods of using same to effect wound closure  
The present invention provides keratinocytes supported on a hydrophilic membrane, the composition being useful as a skin graft to effect closure of a wound. The invention also provides methods of...
5691397 Isolation of the calcium-phosphate crystals of bone  
The present invention is a process for first removing and isolating the calcium-phosphate crystals of bone from a substantial amount of the organic matrix and cellular constituents of bone without...
5688519 Flash-flow fused medicinal implants  
A totally-fused pellet and a process and a device for preparing the totally-fused pellet are provided. Conditions are applied to the pelleting material to melt the material uniformly such that the...
5685879 Surgical bone wax applicator  
A bone wax applicator having a foot plate and a handle, wherein the bone wax is secured to the lower surface of the foot plate and applied by holding the handle. The handle extends from the upper...
5686092 Growth promoters for animals  
A delivery system for providing growth promoters to food animals is provided and a method of promoting growth in food animals using such delivery systems is described.
5686091 Biodegradable foams for cell transplantation  
A structurally rigid biodegradable foam scaffold useful for cell transplantation is provided. The foam can be loaded with nutrients and/or drugs that elute from the foam during transplant to...
5681576 Method and composition for post surgical adhesion reduction  
A process and compositions for reducing post-surgical adhesion formation/reformation in mammals following injury to organs situated in mammalian body spaces. Aqueous, isotonic gel compositions,...
5681873 Biodegradable polymeric composition  
The invention provides moldable, biodegradable composition for use with bone and other tissues. The composition comprises a poly(caprolactone) thermoplastic polymer processed alone or compounded...
5679658 N,O-carbonxymethylchitosan for prevention of surgical adhesions  
The invention relates to a method of treating patients to minimize post-surgical adhesions and a kit useful in the method of the invention. The method is based on the timing that...
5676963 Implants, prostheses, and stents comprising polymer-bound nitric oxide/nucleophile adducts capable of releasing nitric oxide  
Implants, prostheses, and stents comprising a polymeric composition capable of releasing nitric oxide including a polymer and a nitric oxide-releasing N 2 O 2 - functional group bound to the...
5670161 Biodegradable stent  
An expandable, biodegradable stent for use within a body lumen comprises a hollow tube made from a copolymer of L-lactide and ε-caprolactone that is not plastically expandable at normal body...
5667796 Method for producing ceramic implant materials, preferably ceramic implant materials including hydroxyl apatite  
The present invention relates to a method for production of ceramic implant material, preferably ceramic implant material including hydroxyl apatite. According to the invention, for the production,...
5665372 Autologous dermal fibroblasts for the repair of skin and soft tissue defects  
The application concerns a method of repairing sequelae of acne vulgaris in a subject which comprises the steps of: a) providing a fibroblast-seeded clot having dermal fibroblasts derived from the...
5665394 Matrix for sustained-release preparation  
The present invention relates to a matrix for sustained-release preparation comprising an ester formed at a terminal carboxyl group of a straight-chain polyester which essentially consists of an...
RE35601 Delivery device providing beneficial agent stability  
The present invention is directed to an improved fluid-imbibing dispensing device for delivering a beneficial agent to a biological environment of use, the dispensing device being of the type...
5662917 Release-controlled implantable somatotropin composition  
The present invention relates to a release-controlled implantable composition comprising somatotropin, a bio-compatible wax and a water-soluble polymer. The present composition exhibits superior...
5662938 Bioresorbable-polymer microspheres of hydroxy acid polymer free from surfactant, their preparation and their application as a drug  
Bioresorbable microspheres and a process for making microspheres are provided. The microspheres are made of poly(hydroxy acid) having a bimodal distribution; at least one poly(hydroxy acid) having...
5660857 Biopolymer composites  
A process for preparing a composite comprising an insoluble protein matrix and an oleaginous material, which is useful as a material for surgical dressings and biomedical implants, and as a...
5660849 Apparatus for forming a biodegradable implant precursor  
The invention is directed to a biodegradable implant precursor having a two-part structure made of an outer sac and a liquid content. The implant precursor is composed of a biodegradable,...
5658593 Injectable compositions containing collagen microcapsules  
A collagen-based composition including microcapsules of atelocollagen or of a mixture of atelocollagen and a polysaccharide, particularly glycosaminoglycan, suspended in a viscous biocompatible...
5656605 Device to promote drug-induced nerve regeneration  
The invention relates generally to a system for promoting regeneration of a damaged nerve. In particular, the invention comprises: (1) a guide tube constructed to be attached to the damaged nerve;...