Implantable pump for protein delivery for obesity control by drug infusion into the brain
US7790671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P3/04
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided for suppressing appetite by surgically implanting a drug infusion pump into a site in a subject, and delivering a stable suspension of an appetite suppressing agent a region in a central nervous system of the subject. The appetite suppressing agent binds to a target receptor on a neural cell in the central nervous system and modifies the receptor function to suppress appetite.
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