Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stabilized biodegradable neurotoxin implants
- Patent Title (中): 稳定的生物降解神经毒素植入物
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Application No.: US12577114Application Date: 2009-10-09
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Publication No.: US08007828B2Publication Date: 2011-08-30
- Inventor: Patrick M. Hughes , Orest Olejnik
- Applicant: Patrick M. Hughes , Orest Olejnik
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agent Hal Gibson; Claude Nassif; Debra Condino
- Main IPC: A61K9/14
- IPC: A61K9/14

Abstract:
Biodegradable neurotoxin implants and methods of making and using such implants are provided. Biodegradable neurotoxin implants include a neurotoxin, a biodegradable polymer component, and an acidity regulating component. The biodegradable polymer component is effective in controlling the release of the neurotoxin from the implant when the implant is located in a patient's body. The acidity regulating component is effective in maintaining a pH of the implant in a desired range that may be effective in stabilizing the neurotoxin as the implant biodegrades when the implant is located in a patient's body. In one embodiment, an implant includes a botulinum toxin, a biodegradable polymer, and either monomers from which a biodegradable polymer is derived or oligomers including monomeric units substantially identical to a monomer from which a biodegradable polymer is derived, or a combination of such monomers and oligomers. The oligomers and biodegradable polymer may be derived from a single type of monomer. The implants disclosed herein may be administered to a human or animal patient in which a therapeutic effect is desired for prolonged periods of time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100068244A1 STABILIZED BIODEGRADABLE NEUROTOXIN IMPLANTS Public/Granted day:2010-03-18
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