Methods for providing safe local anesthesia
US6699908B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/1647
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and formulations for inducing substantially safer local anesthesia in a patient are provided. The methods comprise administering, to a patient in need thereof, a substrate containing a local anesthetic and an effective amount of a biocompatible, biodegradable, controlled release material to safely obtain a reversible nerve blockade when implanted or injected in a patient.
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