Patent ID: 11918565
Assignee: PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of administering regional analgesia comprising a sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa of a patient, the method comprising:
a) selecting an entry point of an injection needle in a leg of the patient;
b) inserting the injection needle into the patient at the entry point;
c) administering to a sciatic nerve sheath of the patient via the injection needle 133 mg of a pharmaceutical composition;
wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises multivesicular liposomes comprising:, at least one amphipathic lipid, at least one neutral lipid, and bupivacaine phosphate, wherein the bupivacaine phosphate is encapsulated within the multivesicular liposome,
thereby administering the regional analgesia comprising the sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa of the patient.