Patents by Inventor Wendye R. Robbins

Wendye R. Robbins 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).

  • Therapeutic method with capsaicin and capasicin analogs
    Patent number: 6248788
    Abstract: Application of capsaicin (or a capsaicin analog) in a concentration from about 5% to about 10% by weight has been discovered to be an extremely effective therapy for treating neuropathic pain. In the practice of the present invention, a regional anesthetic, preferably by means of a somatic or neuraxial block, is administered to the affected area to minimize the expected side effects from them subsequent capsaicin application. Using the protocols described, patients with previously resistant neuropathic pain have experienced pain relief for periods of two to seven weeks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Wendye R. Robbins, Peter S. Staats, Marco Pappagallo
  • Transdermal therapeutic device and method with capsaicin and capsaicin analogs
    Publication number: 20010002406
    Abstract: Transdermal application of capsaicin (or a capsaicin analog) in a concentration from greater than about 5% to about 10% by weight has been discovered to be an extremely effective therapy for treating neuropathic pain, so long as an anesthetic, preferably by means of a transdermal patch, is administered initially to the affected area to minimize the expected side effects from subsequent capsaicin application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 31, 2001
    Inventor: Wendye R. Robbins
  • Transdermal therapeutic device and method with capsaicin and capsaicin analogs
    Patent number: 6239180
    Abstract: Transdermal application of capsaicin (or a capsaicin analog) in a concentration from greater than about 5% to about 10% by weight has been discovered to be an extremely effective therapy for treating neuropathic pain, so long as an anesthetic, preferably by means of a transdermal patch, is administered initially to the affected area to minimize the expected side effects from subsequent capsaicin application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Wendye R. Robbins