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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. 19, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard L Dunn, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Atrix Laboratories, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424426 ; 5147723 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and composition for forming an implant in-situ within a body using non-polymeric materials, and the use of such implants as medical devices and drug delivery systems. The composition can be applied to an animal to treat periodontal disease or other tissue defect, enhance compatibility and performance of an implantable article, and deliver a biologically active agent.