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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M. Bond, Kingston, CA;
John F. Rudan, Kingston, CA;
Assignee:
Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/406 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/406 ;
Abstract
A polymethacrylate or other bone cement composition having analgesic properties is described. Bone cements containing up to 5% by weight of a local anaesthetic agent, such as lidocaine, have been demonstrated to elute sufficient lidocaine to provide an analgesic effect in vivo.