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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2021
Applicants:
Marina Lee Gerton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Brenda K. Mann, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Marina Lee Gerton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Brenda K. Mann, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/06 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/38 (2006.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A61K 31/4164 (2006.01); A61K 9/70 (2006.01); A61K 47/10 (2017.01); A61P 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/06 (2013.01); A61K 9/0034 (2013.01); A61K 9/7015 (2013.01); A61K 31/4164 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); A61K 47/32 (2013.01); A61K 47/38 (2013.01); A61P 15/02 (2018.01);
Abstract
The composition is a hydrogel which may be used to deliver therapeutics vaginally. The hydrogel may include a glycosaminoglycan. The glycosaminoglycan may include multiple thiol groups. The composition may also include a molecule that includes at least two thiol reactive sites. The composition may include a mucoadhesive agent as well as a therapeutic agent. The composition may deliver the therapeutic at a pH that is optimal for the vaginal environment, namely between about 3.5 and 5.0.