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US 12,208,178 · App. 16/480,864 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Multi-arm block-copolymers for multifunctional self-assembled systems

Inventors: Tatiana Segura (Durham, NC); Nicolas Bernthal (Venice, CA); Weixian Xi (Pasadena, CA)
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
A61L27/34A61L27/54C08G75/045A61L2420/02A61L2420/08
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Patent No.
US 12,208,178
App. No.
16/480,864
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A copolymer poly(ethylene glycol)-polyallyl mercaptan (PEG-PAM) material is used as a drug-containing coating for medical implants. In one embodiment, a mixture of multi-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), polyallyl mercaptan (PAM), a photoinitiator, organic solvent, and one or more drugs, medicaments, or pharmaceutical compounds is applied to a surface of the implant and is exposed to a polymerizing light source to form a PEG-PAM material coating that is formed in situ on the implant. The PEG-PAM coating may be used by surgeons to incorporate antibacterial drugs or the like into coatings that are applied in the operating room setting to medical devices such as orthopedic implants. The type of drug and dosing can be customized during the coating operation and tailored to the patient's needs. PEG-PAM may also be applied as a coating on or within tissue or an injectable gel.

Claims (14)

1. A method of coating one or more unmodified metallic surfaces of a medical device comprising:

providing a mixture of polyallyl mercaptan (PAM), a multi-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), and a photoinitiator in an organic solvent containing an antibiotic;

applying the mixture to one or more unmodified metallic surfaces of the medical device;

waiting a period of time to allow the organic solvent to evaporate; and

irradiating the mixture with light to form a PEG-PAM coating on the one or more unmodified metallic surfaces of the medical device containing the antibiotic, wherein the PEG-PAM coating is not covalently attached to the one or more unmodified metallic surfaces.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) has between 3 and 8 arms.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) comprises a four arm poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-thiol and the PEG-PAM coating comprises:

wherein m is between 50 and 500 and n is between 5 and 30.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixture is applied to one or more unmodified metallic surfaces of the medical device by spraying, painting, or dipping.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medical device comprises an orthopedic implant, spinal implant, or joint replacement device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PEG-PAM coating is degradable.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyallyl mercaptan (PAM) is thiol-terminated.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyallyl mercaptan (PAM) is allyl-terminated.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyallyl mercaptan (PAM) is both thiol-terminated and allyl-terminated.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2019
From: SEGURA, TATIANA; BERNTHAL, NICOLAS; XI, WEIXIAN
To: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Reel/Frame 049862/0185 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62452914 · Jan 31, 2017
Related Publication 20190388583A1 · Dec 26, 2019
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