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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Applicants:
Richard S. Brody, Worthington, OH (US);
Sreedhara Alavattam, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Richard S. Brody, Worthington, OH (US);
Sreedhara Alavattam, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/02 ; A61K047/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described are heat stable aqueous solutions or gels comprising a biologically effective amount of a protein and an effective stabilizing amount of a polysaccharide gum as well as heat stable solutions or gels suitable for use in an implantable drug delivery device at body temperature. Also disclosed are lyophilized compositions having biologically activity, where such lyophilized compositions are formed by lyophilizing the stabilized solutions or gels of the invention.