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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard S. Sackler, Greenwich, CT (US);
Paul D. Goldenheim, Wilton, CT (US);
Mark Chasin, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Ronald M. Burch, Wilton, CT (US);
Robert F. Reder, Greenwich, CT (US);
Joseph Tigner, New Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Euro-Celtique, S.A., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1195 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1195 ;
Abstract
Methods and formulations for inducing substantially safer local anesthesia in a patient are provided. The methods comprise administering, to a patient in need thereof, a substrate containing a local anesthetic and an effective amount of a biocompatible, biodegradable, controlled release material to safely obtain a reversible nerve blockade when implanted or injected in a patient.