| WO2008051889 | | | | routine. The phototherapy bandage may easily |
| | | | conform to the curves of a patient and may |
| Pellets containing an analgesic uniformly | | | | come in a variety of exterior shapes and |
| dispersed in a lipid carrier such as | | | | sizes. |
| cholesterol mixed with fatty acid esters, can | | | | |
| be used to provide long term pain relief. 5 | | | | WO2008021404 |
| mg cholesterol-tryglyceride- buprenorphine | | | | |
| pellets released the majority of drug in | | | | A composition providing cobalamine, |
| 24-48 hours after implant and provide | | | | cobalamine subtype or cobalamine analog as an |
| clinically significant plasma levels of | | | | effective agent for topical or transdermal |
| analgesia in mice for 3-9 days. Blood levels | | | | administration to alleviate pain associated |
| of analgesia peak at day-1 and are | | | | with a generalized or focal peripheral |
| substantially complete by day-5 depending on | | | | neuropathic condition, such as carpal tunnel |
| the level of buprenorphine. These results | | | | syndrome. Pain relief compositions for use in |
| demonstrate that post surgical implants | | | | complementary therapy are also provided. |
| provide clinically significant levels of | | | | |
| analgesia in the 24-48 hour period following | | | | US2007276457 |
| surgery and thus obviate the time consuming, | | | | |
| expensive, and high-risk need to inject mice | | | | An infrared heating device and therapy for |
| post surgery. The pellets are safe and easy | | | | lower back pain includes a belt fastenable |
| to use. Placed in the surgical wound at the | | | | around a user so that the belt is overlaying |
| end of surgery, they provide 2-3 days of | | | | at least a portion of a lumbar region of the |
| analgesia and obviate the need for subsequent | | | | user. An infrared emitting element is |
| handling of the animal for pain therapy. The | | | | adjustably positionable between the belt and |
| implants have no detectable effect on mouse | | | | at a selected area of the user's lumbar |
| behavior, hematology, or liver chemistry. The | | | | region where a user desires pain relief |
| unexpected release kinetics of the 5 mg | | | | therapy. A portable power supply is |
| pellet provides an ideal implant for post | | | | attachable to the belt and electrically |
| surgical analgesia. These implants solve a | | | | connectable to the infrared emitting element |
| significant problem facing scientists who use | | | | so that the user can receive infrared therapy |
| rodents in research and abide by | | | | at specific selected areas of the lower back |
| international of animal welfare. | | | | while moving, standing, sitting, reclining or |
| | | | sleeping. |
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| A phototherapy bandage capable of providing | | | | |
| radiation to a localized area of a patient | | | | A device for providing therapy to a user |
| for accelerating would healing and pain | | | | including vibration and temperature |
| relief, photodynamic therapy, and for | | | | modulation. The device provides mobile |
| aesthetic applications. The phototherapy | | | | temperature modulation capabilities, mobile |
| bandage may include a flexible light source | | | | vibration capabilities, or a combination of |
| that is continuous across the bandage for | | | | the two. The device provides advantages to a |
| providing a selected light, such as a visible | | | | person or animal including the ability to |
| light, a near-infrared light, or other light, | | | | utilize the device in a hands-free manner. |
| having substantially similar intensity across | | | | The device may also provide, under certain |
| the bandage. The bandage may also be flexible | | | | circumstances, pain relief or healing therapy |
| and capable of being attached to a patient | | | | to a person or animal. |
| without interfering with the patient's daily | | | | |