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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Julie Himes, Lexington, MA (US);
Dennis Giesing, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Cheryl Larrivee-Elkins, Framingham, MA (US);
Michael J. Cima, Winchester, MA (US);
Purnanand Sarma, Concord, MA (US);
Paul Goldenheim, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/167 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/167 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61K 9/0034 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for treating a patient having bladder pain and/or irritative voiding symptoms. The method includes administering to the patient's bladder lidocaine or another anesthetic agent continuously over a treatment period of 24 hours or more in an amount effective to achieve a therapeutic effect which is sustained beyond the end of the treatment period.