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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Sean M. Haddock, Memphis, TN (US);
Susan J. Drapeau, Cordova, TN (US);
Thomas Andrew Simonton, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Sean M. Haddock, Memphis, TN (US);
Susan J. Drapeau, Cordova, TN (US);
Thomas Andrew Simonton, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/30 (2006.01); A61K 31/4168 (2006.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4168 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 47/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Effective methods of treating back pain from an intervertebral disc are provided. The methods of treatment include administering an immediate release analgesic at or near the intervertebral disc; administering a bulking agent or sealing agent within the intervertebral disc; and administering a sustained release analgesic within the intervertebral disc, wherein the sustained release analgesic releases the analgesic over a period of at least one day.