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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:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert J Leonard, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514310 ; 424422 ; 424424 ; 424426 ; 604 19 ; 604-5 ; 514824 ; 128898 ;
Abstract
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the biological fluid level of a lipid soluble waste in a subject are provided. The methods involve selecting a subject diagnosed as having a hyperlipidemia-associated condition and subcutaneously introducing into the subject a biodegradable implant containing a pro-inflammatory lipid that promotes formation of an angiogenic tissue capsule containing a plurality of foam cells. The pro-inflammatory lipid is delivered in an amount sufficient to attain a detectable reduction in the biological fluid level of the lipid soluble waste.