US Patent Issued to Globus Medical on Nov. 18 for "Drug delivery for intervertebral disc pain management" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,141, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).

"Drug delivery for intervertebral disc pain management" was invented by David C. Paul (Phoenixville, Pa.) and Amy Hill (Manayunk, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Biomaterials, implants, methods of making the biomaterial and implants, methods of providing pain relief by administering the biomaterial or implant to a patient, and kits that include such biomaterials, implants, or components thereof. The biomaterials may include microparticles including one or more active pharmaceutical agents, such as anesthetics, antibiotics, and corticosteroids, which help t...