Patents by Inventor Steven A. Shoemaker

Steven A. Shoemaker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for treating breakthrough pain
    Publication number: 20020106407
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and drug formulations comprising a drug capable of conforming to a pharmacokinetic profile when administered to a patient's systemic circulation. The pharmacokinetic profile provides a pharmacodynamic profile having an optimal onset of effect, optimal duration of effect, and an optimal rate of offset of effect. The drug formulation has a carrier for administering the drug that provides user control over the rate of absorption in order to maintain the optimal pharmacokinetic profile and the optimal pharmacodynamic profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis Coleman, Steven A. Shoemaker