The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
发明人:
Marie A. Badalamente,Edward Wang
申请号:
US15173497
公开号:
US20160354450A1
申请日:
2016.06.03
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要:
The invention relates to the discovery that collagenase injections are effective in lyse the collagenous adhesions in the shoulder and treat the disorder, adhesive capsulitis. As such, the invention relates to methods of treating or preventing adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder, in a patient in need of such treatment comprising injecting or otherwise delivering an effective amount of collagenase to the collagenous adhesions in the shoulder. The invention also relates to the use of collagenase in the manufacture of a medicament to treat adhesive capsulitis.