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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
May. 02, 2002
David A. Watson, Westwood, MA (US);
Thomas J. Smith, Weston, MA (US);
Richard Laporte, Waltham, MA (US);
Jianbing Chen, Belmont, MA (US);
Paul Ashton, Boston, MA (US);
David A. Watson, Westwood, MA (US);
Thomas J. Smith, Weston, MA (US);
Richard Laporte, Waltham, MA (US);
Jianbing Chen, Belmont, MA (US);
Paul Ashton, Boston, MA (US);
Control Delivery Systems, Inc., Watertown, MA (US);
Abstract
A therapeutically effective compound is locally administered by associating the compound with a piece of orthopedic hardware that is implanted at an appropriate site within a body. The compound is adapted, such as through a sustained release device, to administer an effective dosage continuously over an extended period of time. The compound may be administered, for example, to a joint of a mammal by intraarticularly implanting a sustained release device to deliver the therapeutically effective compound within a synovial capsule of the joint, such that synovial fluid concentration of the compound is greater than plasma concentration of the compound. A wide range of orthopedic hardware, such as bone screws and staples, may be adapted to use in the systems described herein to provide treatment for a variety of medical conditions.