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Compositions and medical devices utilizing bioabsorbable polymeric waxes and rapamycin

US7034037B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2002
Grant dateApr 25, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2300/802
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to medical devices and pharmaceutical or agricultural compositions, and seeds, each containing a synthetic, bioabsorbable, biocompatible polymeric wax that is the reaction product of a polybasic acid or derivative thereof, a polyol and a fatty acid, the polymeric wax having a melting point less than about 70° C., as determined by differential scanning calorimetry, and an effective amount of rapamycin or an analogue thereof.

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