Process for implanting a medicament depot

US4853225A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Merck Patent GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Helmut Wahlig · Darmstadt, DE
• Elvira Dingeldein · Darmstadt, DE
• Johannes Rothe · Roßdorf, DE
• Wolfgang Stille · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 5, 1986
• Grant date: Aug 1, 1989
• Expiry date: Dec 5, 2006

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2300/434
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an implantable medicament depot comprising physiologically acceptable excipients and at least one delayed release active compound which is a chemotherapeutic of the gyrase inhibitor type. The depot can be used for combating infections.