| MediVas, LLC Patent applications |
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| 20110137406 | BIOACTIVE STENTS FOR TYPE II DIABETICS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF - The present invention is based on the discovery that a vascular stent or other implantable medical device can be coated with a biodegradable biocompatible polymer to which is attached a bioligand that specifically captures progenitors of endothelial cells (PECs) from the circulating blood to promote endogenous formation of healthy endothelium in Type II diabetics. In one embodiment, the bioligand is a peptide that specifically binds to an integrin receptor on PECs. The invention also provides methods for using such vascular stents and other implantable devices to promote vascular healing in Type II diabetics, for example following mechanical intervention. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20100040664 | AABB-POLY(DEPSIPEPTIDE) BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS AND METHODS OF USE - The invention provides AABB-poly(depsipeptide)s (AABB-PDPs), a class of biodegradable polymers composed of α-amino and α-hydroxy acids with material properties suitable for biomedical applications. These AABB-PDPs belong to the family of amino acid-based poly(ester amide)s (PEAs), which are characterized by the presence of alternating ester and amide functionalities. Containing four ether groups per basic unit, these polymers degrade rapidly by biotic or abiotic hydrolytic action to release dispersed bioactive agents at a controlled delivery rate, are non-toxic, produce digestible breakdown products, and are easy to fabricate by solution polycondensation. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100004390 | BIODEGRADABLE METAL-CHELATING POLYMERS AND VACCINES - The invention provides metal-chelating poly(ether amide) polymers useful in preparation of polymer compositions for delivering a variety of cargo molecules, such as bioactive agents. In solution metal ions and cargo molecules, such as vaccine epitopes, that include metal avid amino acids can be loaded into the polymer compositions and held in a non-covalent complex. Nanoparticles of such polymer compositions can also be prepared directly from the solution. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090253809 | BIOABSORBABLE ELASTOMERIC POLYMER NETWORKS, CROSS-LINKERS AND METHODS OF USE - The invention provides elastomeric polymer networks and semi-interpenetrating networks in which a linear PEA, PEUR or PEU polymer is crosslinked by ester or alpha-amino-acid containing cross-linkers that polymerize upon exposure to active species. Bioabsorbable elastomeric internal fixation devices fabricated using such polymer networks and semi-interpenetrating networks are useful for in vivo implant and delivery of a variety of different types of molecules in a time release fashion. Alpha-amino-acid containing ester amide cross-linkers are also provided by the invention. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090202620 | POLYMER-STABILIZED LIPOSOMAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - The invention provides liposomal particle compositions, which incorporate a lipophilic biodegradable polymer, such as amino acid-containing polyester amide (PEA), polyester urethane (PEUR), and polyester urea (PEU), throughout the particles to stabilize the composition for in vivo delivery in of an incorporated biologic agent. For oral delivery, a biologic, such as insulin, is conjugated directly to the polymer. Lipids in the particle are selected to further stabilize the composition during fabrication and digestion, providing sustained delivery of the biologic with native activity. Methods of making and using the invention compositions to administer the biologic agent in vivo are also included. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090068743 | CATIONIC ALPHA-AMINO ACID-CONTAINING BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER GENE TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides gene transfer compositions using as the gene carrier a biodegradable polymer that contains one or more cationic alpha amino acids, such as arginine or agmatine. The compositions form a tight soluble complex with a poly nucleic acid suitable for transfecting target cells to effect translation of the cargo poly nucleic acid by the target cell. Thus, such compounds are useful both in vitro and in vivo. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090029937 | BIODEGRADABLE CATIONIC POLYMER GENE TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - The invention provides biodegradable, cationic compositions based on cationic α-amino acid-containing PEA, PEUR and PEU polymers for use in preparation of non-viral gene transfer compositions. In the invention gene transfer compositions a poly nucleic acid is condensed with the polymer to form a soluble unit wherein the electrical charge of the poly nucleic acid is neutralized by the polymers. The invention gene transfer compositions can be used to transfect target cells by contact with the target cells. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090022772 | BIOABSORBABLE ELASTOMERIC ARTERIAL SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - The invention provides bioabsorbable elastomeric arterial support devices fabricated using elastomeric polymer networks and semi-interpenetrating networks in which a linear polymer is crosslinked by ester or alpha-amino-acid containing cross-linkers that polymerize upon exposure to active species. The invention devices are designed for implant into curved segments of artery and can be expanded during arterial implant and cross-linked in vivo in the expanded state to restore a clogged artery to extended function. The invention devices are useful for in vivo implant in diseased arteries and for delivery of a variety of therapeutic molecules in a time release fashion to surrounding tissues to reduce or eliminate arterial response to implant of the device. | 01-22-2009 |
