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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2004
Applicant:
Michael A. Repka, Oxford, MS (US);
Inventor:
Michael A. Repka, Oxford, MS (US);
Assignee:
University of Mississippi, University, MS (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/66 (2006.01); A61K 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention includes a method for delivering a medicament to a nail plate or nail bed that comprises providing a therapeutically effective amount of a medicament, etching the surface of the nail, and applying a medicament to the surface of the nail. A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method of treating a fungal infection of the fingernail or toenail. Also included in the present invention are the compositions (i.e., the etching compositions and/or the medicament compositions) used to treat the nail in accordance with the methods of the present invention.