Methods of creating a unique chitosan and employing the same to form complexes with drugs, delivery of the same within a patient and a related dosage form
First Claim
1. A method of making a time release drug delivering implant comprisingproviding an implant,creating a complex of depolymerized chitosan and a drug by ionically bonding said chitosan and drug, andestablishing a layer of said chitosan-drug complex on at least a portion of said implant.
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Abstract
A method of creating a unique deacetylated, depolymerized chitosan which may be employed to provide a time release chitosan-drug complex. The chitosan is deacetylated at least 60 percent and preferably at least 70 percent. It is preferred to employ a chitosan having a molecular weight of about 3.5 kDa to 250 kDa and preferably about 3.5 kDa to 75 kDa. The complex may be employed in various delivery systems including tablets, films, matrix supported drug delivery units or as coatings or films on implants. A method of making a drug delivering implant includes providing an implant, creating a complex of a depolymerized chitosan and a drug and establishing a layer of a chitosan drug complex on at least a portion of said implant. The chitosan-drug complex is preferably created through ionic bonding and may be a coating or a film self-adhered to a portion of an exterior surface of the implant. It is also preferred to deacetylate the chitosan prior to depolymerization. The layer of the chitosan-drug complex is characterized by a prolonged drug time release property as compared with complexes made from polymerized chitosan. A corresponding method of providing drug delivery to the locale of the implant within a patient is disclosed as is the implant.
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48 Claims
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1. A method of making a time release drug delivering implant comprising
providing an implant, creating a complex of depolymerized chitosan and a drug by ionically bonding said chitosan and drug, and establishing a layer of said chitosan-drug complex on at least a portion of said implant.
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19. A time release drug delivering implant comprising
an implant, a complex of a depolymerized chitosan and a drug disposed on at least a portion of said implant, and said complex being an ionically bonded complex.
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36. A method of providing time release drug delivery to a patient at the location of an implant comprising
providing an implant, creating a complex of a depolymerized chitosan and said drug by ionically bonding said chitosan to said drug, establishing a layer of said chitosan-drug complex on at least a portion of said implant, and introducing said implant into said patient.
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