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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas R Tice, Birmingham, AL (US);
Deborah L Dillon, Helena, AL (US);
David W Mason, Birmingham, AL (US);
Amanda McRae-McFarlane, Vastra Frolunda, SE;
Annica B Dahlstrom, Askin, SE;
Assignee:
Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424426 ; 424423 ; 424424 ; 424425 ; 424451 ; 424490 ; 424496 ; 424497 ; 514963 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to polymeric microspheres as injectable, drug-delivery systems for use to deliver bioactive agents to sites within the central nervous system, and for the stimulation of nerve fiber growth by implanting such microspheres within the central nervous system of a patient.