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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rom Eliaz, Beer-Sheva, IL;
Joseph Kost, Omer, IL;
Assignee:
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 ; A61B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 ; A61B 1/900 ;
Abstract
The invention discloses a composition having a mixture of a pharmaceutically, medically or veterinarily acceptable polymer, preferable a poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) copolymer (PLGA) containing between about 10 and 100 wt. % lactic acid (LA) units, preferably between about 50 and 90 wt. % LA units, and &agr;-(tetrahydrofuranyl)-&ohgr;-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethandiyl) (glycofurol). Methods of forming solid implants in situ in an animal body, said implants optionally comprising a drug or other biologically active agent, as well as the use of the compositions of the invention in the treatment of animal bodies, are also disclosed.