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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Phillip E. Mcdonald, Plymouth, MN (US);
Amira Wohabrebbi, Memphis, TN (US);
Christopher M. Hobot, Tonka Bay, MN (US);
Vanja M. King, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Phillip E. McDonald, Plymouth, MN (US);
Amira Wohabrebbi, Memphis, TN (US);
Christopher M. Hobot, Tonka Bay, MN (US);
Vanja M. King, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 51/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 9/204 (2013.01);
Abstract
Effective treatments of pain that accompanies post-operative surgeries are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of a combination of bupivacaine and clonidine at or near a target site, one can alleviate or prevent pain. This administration of bupivacaine and clonidine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof is particularly useful following surgery.