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| 20080317805 | LOCALLY ADMINISTRATED LOW DOSES OF CORTICOSTEROIDS - This invention provides for using a locally delivered low dose of a corticosteroid to treat pain caused by any inflammatory disease including sciatica, herniated disc, stenosis, mylopathy, low back pain, facet pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteolysis, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, or tarsal tunnel syndrome. More specifically, a locally delivered low dose of a corticosteroid can be released into the epidural space, perineural space, or the foramenal space at or near the site of a patient's pain by a drug pump or a biodegradable drug depot. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090081273 | Medical Devices and Methods Including Polymers Having Biologically Active Agents Therein - Medical devices and methods including polymers having biologically active agents therein are disclosed. The medical devices can be useful as implantable devices such as orthopedic implants. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090202436 | Bupivacaine Formulation in a Polyorthoester Carrier - Effective treatments of pain, such as chronic pelvic pain, for extended periods of time are provided. The treatments include the administration of one or more drug depots intraspinally wherein the drug depots include an effective amount of bupivacaine formulated within a polyorthoester. By administration of one or more drug depots, one can relieve pain caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to chronic pelvic pain syndromes, spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discongenic back pain and joint pain, as well as pain that is incidental to surgery. In some embodiments, the relief can be for at least thirty days, at least sixty days, at least one hundred days or at least one hundred and thirty-five days. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202604 | Benzodiazepine Formulation in a Polyorthoester Carrier - Effective treatments of pain for extended periods of time are provided. The treatments include the administration of one or more drug depots intraspinally wherein the drug depots include an effective amount of a benzodiazepine, such as midazolam, formulated within a polyorthoester. By administration of one or more drug depots, one can relieve pain caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to chronic pelvic pain syndromes, spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discongenic back pain and joint pain, as well as pain that is incidental to surgery. In some embodiments, the relief can be for at least twenty-five days, at least fifty days, at least one hundred days or at least one hundred and thirty-five days. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090208554 | Baclofen Formulation in a Polyorthoester Carrier - Effective treatments of pain for extended periods of time are provided. The treatments include the administration of one or more drug depots intraspinally wherein the drug depots include an effective amount of baclofen formulated within a polyorthoester. By administration of one or more drug depots, one can relieve pain caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to chronic pelvic pain syndromes, spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discongenic back pain and joint pain, as well as pain that is incidental to surgery. In some embodiments, the relief can be for at least thirty days, at least sixty days, at least one hundred days or at least one hundred and thirty-five days. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090263319 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING POSTOPERATIVE PAIN COMPROSING KETOROLAC - Methods and compositions are provided for reducing, treating or preventing postoperative pain or inflammation in a patient in need of such treatment, the methods and compositions comprising administering one or more biodegradable drug depots comprising a therapeutically effective amount of ketorolac or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a target tissue site, wherein the drug depot releases an effective amount of ketorolac or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof over a period of 3 to 10 days. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090263321 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Post-Operative Pain Using Clonidine and Bupivacaine - 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. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090263444 | Fluocinolone Formulations in a Biodegradable Polymer Carrier - Effective treatments of pain and inflammation are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of fluocinolone at or near a target site, one can reduce, prevent or treat inflammation and pain and autoimmune disorders. In various embodiments, fluocinolone formulations may be provided within biodegradable polymers to reduce, prevent or treat sciatic pain and/or inflammation. In various embodiments, prevent transplant rejection for at least twenty-five days. In some embodiments, the pain relief can be for at least fifty days, at least one hundred days, at least one hundred and thirty-five days or at least one hundred and eighty days. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090263448 | Clonidine Formulation in a Polyorthoester Carrier - Effective treatments of acute pain for extended periods of time are provided. The treatments include the administration of one or more drug depots at or near a target site wherein the drug depots include an effective amount of clonidine formulated within a polyorthoester. By administration of one or more drug depots at or near the target site, one can relieve pain caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discongenic back pain and joint pain, as well as pain that is incidental to surgery. In some embodiments, the relief can be for at least twenty-five days, at least fifty days, at least one hundred days or at least one hundred and thirty-five days. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090263450 | ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AGONISTS FOR TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES - Effective treatments of pain and/or inflammation from tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, tarsal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis, bursitis and/or an oral-facial disease are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of at least one alpha adrenergic agonist at or near a target site, one can reduce, prevent or treat pain and/or inflammation from tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, tarsal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis, bursitis and/or an oral-facial disease. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090264472 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING POST-OPERATIVE PAIN COMPRISING A LOCAL ANESTHETIC - The present invention is directed to an implantable drug depot useful for reducing, preventing or treating post-operative pain in a patient in need of such treatment, the implantable drug depot comprising a polymer and a therapeutically effective amount of a local anesthetic or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the drug depot is implantable at a site beneath the skin to reduce, prevent or treat post-operative pain, and the drug depot is capable of releasing (i) a bolus dose of the local anesthetic or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a site beneath the skin and (ii) a sustained release dose of an effective amount of the local anesthetic or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof over a period of at least 4 days. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090264489 | Method for Treating Acute Pain with a Formulated Drug Depot in Combination with a Liquid Formulation - Effective methods for treating pain are provided. Through the injection of liquid formulation comprising an active ingredient followed by the administration of drug depot comprising an active ingredient at or near a target site, one can effectively treat pain. This methodology is particularly effective to treat acute radicular pain. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090264490 | CLONIDINE FORMULATIONS IN A BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER CARRIER - Effective treatments of pain for extended periods of time are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of clonidine at or near a target site, one can relieve pain caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discogenic back pain and joint pain, as well as pain that is incidental to surgery. When appropriate formulations are provided within biodegradable polymers, this relief can be continued for at least three days. In some embodiments, the relief can be for at least twenty-five days, at least fifty days, at least one hundred days, at least one hundred and thirty-five days or at least one hundred and eighty days. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090264491 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING POST-OPERATIVE PAIN COMPRISING CLONIDINE - The present invention is directed to an implantable drug depot useful for reducing, preventing or treating post-operative pain in a patient in need of such treatment, the implantable drug depot comprising a therapeutically effective amount of clonidine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a polymer; wherein the depot is implantable at a site beneath the skin to reduce, prevent or treat post-operative pain, and the depot is capable of releasing (i) about 5% to about 45% of the clonidine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof relative to a total amount of the clonidine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof loaded in the drug depot over a first period of up to 48 hours and (ii) about 55% to about 95% of the clonidine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof relative to a total amount of the clonidine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof loaded in the drug depot over a subsequent period of at least 3 days. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090264531 | SULINDAC FORMULATIONS IN A BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL - Effective treatments of pain and/or inflammation for extended periods of time are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of sulindac or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at or near a target site, one can relieve pain and/or inflammation caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discongenic back pain and joint pain, as well as pain that is incidental to surgery. When appropriate formulations are provided within biodegradable polymers, this relief can be continued for at least three days, at least twenty-five days. In some embodiments, the relief can be for at least fifty days, at least one hundred days, at least one hundred and thirty-five days or at least one hundred and eighty days. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090269390 | MEDICAL DEVICES, POLYMERS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A HALOACETATE - Polymers, compositions, and medical devices useful for delivering (e.g., by local and/or sustained delivery) a haloacetate (e.g., dichoroacetate) to a tissue are disclosed herein. Such methods can be useful for treatment of diseases such as cancer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100137369 | FLOWABLE PHARMACEUTICAL DEPOT - Flowable pharmaceutical depots are described. The flowable pharmaceutical depot includes a polyester, such as a polylactic acid or a poly(trimethylene carbonate) endcapped with a primary alcohol and a pain relieving therapeutic agent, such as a post operative pain relieving therapeutic agent. Method of making and using the same are also described. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110027331 | AN IMPLANTABLE DRUG DEPOT HAVING A REVERSIBLE PHASE TRANSITION MATERIAL FOR TREATMENT OF PAIN AND/OR INFLAMMATION - Effective treatments of pain and/or inflammation are provided that utilize a reversible phase transition material of a drug depot. When heat, cold or another suitable form of energy, e.g., ultrasound energy is applied to the reversible phase transition material, the release of an analgesic and/or anti-inflammatory agent from a drug depot is increased. | 02-03-2011 |
