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Patent No.:

US 9186377 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 04, 2012

Method, composition, and articles for improving joint lubrication

Applicant:

Joseph P. Laico, New City, NY (US);

Inventor:

Joseph P. Laico, New City, NY (US);

Assignee:

Maguire Abbey, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:

Flaster/Greenberg, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Johann R Richter

Assistant Examiner:

Courtney Brown

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/765 (2006.01); C08G 63/08 (2006.01); A61P 19/02 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/765 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30673 (2013.01); A61L 2430/24 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01);
Abstract

Articles for increasing lubrication of a joint are described herein. The articles include resorbable, biocompatible particles having a glass transition temperature within a joint of less than about 37° C. and capable of increasing fluid movement within the joint compared to synovial fluid, viscosupplemental fluid, or combinations thereof. A composition for increasing lubrication of a joint is also disclosed. The composition includes the resorbable, biocompatible particles and a carrier fluid. Methods of lubricating a joint and treating disease affecting the joint such as osteoarthritis are also described herein. The methods include introducing the resorbable, biocompatible particles into a joint.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Laico, Joseph. (2015). Method, composition, and articles for improving joint lubrication (U.S. Patent No. 9186377). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9186377

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