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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Phillip E. Mcdonald, Hibbing, MN (US);
Suping Lyu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Phillip E. McDonald, Hibbing, MN (US);
Suping Lyu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/10 (2006.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A61K 47/38 (2006.01); A61K 9/70 (2006.01); A61K 31/4168 (2006.01); A61K 31/445 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); A61K 47/32 (2013.01); A61K 47/38 (2013.01); A61K 9/7007 (2013.01); A61K 31/4168 (2013.01); A61K 31/445 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pharmaceutical depot includes a biodegradable polymer having a glass transition temperature of 20 degrees centigrade or less and at least 25% wt solid particles suspended in the biodegradable polymer. The pharmaceutical depot also includes a post-operative pain relieving therapeutic agent.