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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mario Abdennour, Newton, MA (US);
Philip Stashenko, Medfield, MA (US);
Michele Scrime, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Jack Gilad, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Max Goodson, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/02 ;
Abstract
Endodontic fibers comprising a biocompatible polymer vehicle permeable to medicaments, or combinations of medicaments are described. Such fibers can be used, for example, in a method for the local delivery and sustained release of medicaments to periodontal or intracanal treatment sites. Endodontic fibers described include modified periodontal fibers and intracanal fibers.