| CPC A61K 31/445 (2013.01) [A61K 9/06 (2013.01); A61K 9/1647 (2013.01); A61K 9/19 (2013.01); A61K 38/4833 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61L 24/0015 (2013.01); A61L 24/0036 (2013.01); A61L 24/0094 (2013.01); A61P 23/02 (2018.01); C12Y 304/21005 (2013.01); A61L 2300/402 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61L 2300/418 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
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1. A malleable sustained release formulation designed for packing and sticking in a dental extraction cavity, a surgical cavity or a wound cavity of a patient, the formulation comprising:
a homogenous dry blend including
a. a local anesthetic formulated into sustained release microparticles, of a size between 0.1 and 100 microns, the microparticles encapsulating the local anesthetic for forming a primary sustained release vehicle for the local anesthetic by diffusion from the microparticles;
b. an absorbable a gelatin powder, wherein the gelatin is selected from the group consisting of a bovine skin hemostatic composition agent and porcine skin hemostatic agent; and
c. an aqueous solution,
wherein the gelatin powder and the aqueous solution form a gelled matrix with the local anesthetic sustained release microparticles incorporated into and suspended within the gelled matrix such that the gelled matrix comprises a secondary sustained release vehicle for the local anesthetic microparticles by diffusion through the matrix, and
wherein the gelled matrix is a malleable putty prior to its insertion into the cavity of a patient such that a bolus of the malleable formulation can be mixed by hand under low shear ambient conditions for molding a bolus manually sized and shaped to fit the cavity and be retained therein.
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