Compositions and medical devices utilizing bioabsorbable polymeric waxes and rapamycin
US7034037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 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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