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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Frank M. Kochinke, San Jose, CA (US);
Corinne Bright, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Frank M. Kochinke, San Jose, CA (US);
Corinne Bright, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hallux, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The biodegradable drug delivery systems described here are formulated for implantation into the nail unit and its surrounding tissues for the treatment of various nail unit conditions. The systems include greater than 30% by weight of the active agent, and may be formulated as solutions, solids, semisolids, microparticles, or crystals. Methods related to the implantation and use of the biodegradable drug delivery systems for treating nail unit conditions are also described.