The present invention provides devices or implants that comprise anti-scarring drug combinations, methods or making such devices or implants, and methods of inhibiting fibrosis between the devices or implants and tissue surrounding the devices or implants. The present invention also provides compositions that comprise anti-fibrotic drug combinations, and their uses in various medical applications including the prevention of surgical adhesions, treatment of inflammatory arthritis, treatment of scars and keloids, the treatment of vascular disease, and the prevention of cartilage loss.
Electrical devices and anti-scarring drug combinations
申请人:Hunter L. William
公开号:US20070198063A1
公开(公告)日:2007-08-23
Electrical devices (e.g., cardiac rhythm management and neurostimulation devices) for contact with tissue are used in combination with an anti-scarring drug combination or a composition that comprises an anti-scarring drug combination to inhibit scarring that may otherwise occur when the devices are implanted within an animal.