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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Vanja Margareta King, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4168 (2006.01); A61K 8/85 (2006.01); A61K 9/70 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/4164 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61K 9/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4168 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/1641 (2013.01); A61K 9/1647 (2013.01); A61K 9/7007 (2013.01); A61K 31/4164 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61K 9/19 (2013.01); A61L 2300/432 (2013.01); A61L 2400/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable drug depot useful for preventing, reducing or treating bleeding at a surgical site beneath the skin in a patient is provided. The implantable drug depot comprises a therapeutically effective amount of clonidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one biodegradable polymer. The drug depot is capable of releasing clonidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof over a period of at least three days.