IMPLANTABLE PUMP FOR PROTEIN DELIVERY FOR OBESITY CONTROL BY DRUG INFUSION INTO THE BRAIN
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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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21 Claims
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1-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A system for suppressing appetite comprising:
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an implantable drug infusion pump; and a stable suspension of an effective dosage of an appetite suppressing agent wherein the appetite suppressing agent can bind to a target receptor on a neural cell in the central nervous system and upon binding modifies the receptor function to suppress appetite. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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