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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Petr Kuzma, Princeton, NJ (US);
Stephanie Decker, Princeton, NJ (US);
Harry Quandt, Bensalem, PA (US);
Inventors:
Petr Kuzma, Princeton, NJ (US);
Stephanie Decker, Princeton, NJ (US);
Harry Quandt, Bensalem, PA (US);
Assignee:
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS INC., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/62 (2006.01); B29C 41/08 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/62 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); B29C 41/085 (2013.01); A61L 2300/602 (2013.01); A61L 2300/802 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical implant devices are prepared from a polymeric material and a release agent, where the device is a molded, reservoir implant, and the release agent has a molecular weight (MW) of at least 1000. The release agent may be a non-ionic surfactant such as Brij 35, polyoxyetheylene(20)sorbitan trioleate, Tween 20, Tween 80, vitamin E TPGS, and a mixture of any two or more thereof. Hydrated implants may have a surface area of about 500 mmor greater.