| WO2008051889 | | | | be flexible and capable of being |
| Pellets containing an analgesic | | | | attached to a patient without |
| uniformly dispersed in a lipid carrier | | | | interfering with the patient's daily |
| such as cholesterol mixed with fatty | | | | routine. The phototherapy bandage may |
| acid esters, can be used to provide long | | | | easily conform to the curves of a |
| term pain relief. 5 mg | | | | patient and may come in a variety of |
| cholesterol-tryglyceride- buprenorphine | | | | exterior shapes and sizes. |
| pellets released the majority of drug in | | | | WO2008021404 |
| 24-48 hours after implant and provide | | | | A composition providing cobalamine, |
| clinically significant plasma levels of | | | | cobalamine subtype or cobalamine analog |
| analgesia in mice for 3-9 days. Blood | | | | as an effective agent for topical or |
| levels of analgesia peak at day-1 and | | | | transdermal administration to alleviate |
| are substantially complete by day-5 | | | | pain associated with a generalized or |
| depending on the level of buprenorphine. | | | | focal peripheral neuropathic condition, |
| These results demonstrate that post | | | | such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Pain |
| surgical implants provide clinically | | | | relief compositions for use in |
| significant levels of analgesia in the | | | | complementary therapy are also provided. |
| 24-48 hour period following surgery and | | | | US2007276457 |
| thus obviate the time consuming, | | | | An infrared heating device and therapy |
| expensive, and high-risk need to inject | | | | for lower back pain includes a belt |
| mice post surgery. The pellets are safe | | | | fastenable around a user so that the |
| and easy to use. Placed in the surgical | | | | belt is overlaying at least a portion of |
| wound at the end of surgery, they | | | | a lumbar region of the user. An infrared |
| provide 2-3 days of analgesia and | | | | emitting element is adjustably |
| obviate the need for subsequent handling | | | | positionable between the belt and at a |
| of the animal for pain therapy. The | | | | selected area of the user's lumbar |
| implants have no detectable effect on | | | | region where a user desires pain relief |
| mouse behavior, hematology, or liver | | | | therapy. A portable power supply is |
| chemistry. The unexpected release | | | | attachable to the belt and electrically |
| kinetics of the 5 mg pellet provides an | | | | connectable to the infrared emitting |
| ideal implant for post surgical | | | | element so that the user can receive |
| analgesia. These implants solve a | | | | infrared therapy at specific selected |
| significant problem facing scientists | | | | areas of the lower back while moving, |
| who use rodents in research and abide by | | | | standing, sitting, reclining or |
| international of animal welfare. | | | | sleeping. |
| US2008058689 | | | | US2007255187 |
| A phototherapy bandage capable of | | | | A device for providing therapy to a user |
| providing radiation to a localized area | | | | including vibration and temperature |
| of a patient for accelerating would | | | | modulation. The device provides mobile |
| healing and pain relief, photodynamic | | | | temperature modulation capabilities, |
| therapy, and for aesthetic applications. | | | | mobile vibration capabilities, or a |
| The phototherapy bandage may include a | | | | combination of the two. The device |
| flexible light source that is continuous | | | | provides advantages to a person or |
| across the bandage for providing a | | | | animal including the ability to utilize |
| selected light, such as a visible light, | | | | the device in a hands-free manner. The |
| a near-infrared light, or other light, | | | | device may also provide, under certain |
| having substantially similar intensity | | | | circumstances, pain relief or healing |
| across the bandage. The bandage may also | | | | therapy to a person or animal. |