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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Steven Siegel, Berwyn, PA (US);
Karen Winey, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Steven Siegel, Berwyn, PA (US);
Karen Winey, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/10 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides implants comprising a therapeutic drug and a polymer containing polylactic acid (PLA) and optionally polyglycolic acid (PGA). The present invention also provides methods of maintaining a therapeutic level of a drug in a subject, releasing a therapeutic drug at a substantially linear rate, and treating schizophrenia and other diseases and disorders, utilizing implants of the present invention.