Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090075933 | CYTOCOMPATIBLE ALGINATE GELS - The present invention relates to a method of making cytocompatible alginate gels and their use in the treatment of cardiomyopathy. | 03-19-2009 |
20090081293 | SUSTAINED RELEASE OF APO A-I MIMETIC PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT - A method including advancing a delivery device through a lumen of a blood vessel to a particular region in the blood vessel; and introducing a composition including a sustained-release carrier and an apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) synthetic mimetic peptide into a wall of the blood vessel at the particular region or a perivascular site, wherein the peptide has a property that renders the peptide effective in reverse cholesterol transport. A composition including an apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) synthetic peptide, or combination of an apo A-I synthetic mimetic peptide and an Acyl CoA cholesterol: acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitor in a form suitable for delivery into a blood vessel, the peptide including an amino acid sequence in an order reverse to an order of various apo A-I mimetic peptides, or endogenous apo A-I analogs, or a chimera of helix 1 and helix 9 of endogenous apo A-I. | 03-26-2009 |
20090081299 | SUSTAINED RELEASE OF APO A-I MIMETIC PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT - A method including advancing a delivery device through a lumen of a blood vessel to a particular region in the blood vessel; and introducing a composition including a sustained-release carrier and an apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) synthetic mimetic peptide into a wall of the blood vessel at the particular region or a perivascular site, wherein the peptide has a property that renders the peptide effective in reverse cholesterol transport. A composition including an apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) synthetic peptide, or combination of an apo A-I synthetic mimetic peptide and an Acyl CoA cholesterol: acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitor in a form suitable for delivery into a blood vessel, the peptide including an amino acid sequence in an order reverse to an order of various apo A-I mimetic peptides, or endogenous apo A-I analogs, or a chimera of helix 1 and helix 9 of endogenous apo A-I. | 03-26-2009 |
20090148491 | Dual-Targeted Drug Carriers - The present invention relates to implantable medical devices containing surface-treated, dual-targeted drug carriers for treating vascular diseases. | 06-11-2009 |
20090297621 | Microparticles For The Treatment Of Disease - Microparticle-bioactive agent based treatments for local treatment of diseased tissues/organs are disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100323019 | Microparticles for the treatment of disease - Microparticle-bioactive agent based treatments for local treatment of diseased tissues/organs are disclosed. | 12-23-2010 |
20100331819 | Drug Delivery System and Method of Treatment of Vascular Diseases Using Photodynamic Therapy - This invention relates to photodynamic therapy (PDT), more specifically PDT for atherosclerotic plaque via delivering PDT-loaded nanoparticles such as liposomes, polymersomes, micelles and polymeric nanoparticles into the diseased vascular tissue. This invention provides method and formulations for delivering multiple drugs and delivering drugs to specific targeted site. | 12-30-2010 |
20110009949 | Nanoparticle loaded electrospun implants or coatings for drug release - Medical devices, such as stents, including a fibrous layer including particles are disclosed. Methods of forming such medical devices using electrospinning are disclosed. | 01-13-2011 |
20110262530 | SUSTAINED RELEASE OF APO A-I MIMETIC PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT - A method including advancing a delivery device through a lumen of a blood vessel to a particular region in the blood vessel; and introducing a composition including a sustained-release carrier and an apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I) synthetic mimetic peptide into a wall of the blood vessel at the particular region, wherein the peptide has a property that renders the peptide effective in reverse cholesterol transport. A composition including an apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I) synthetic peptide, or combination of an Apo A-I synthetic mimetic peptide and an Acyl CoA cholesterol: acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitor in a form suitable for delivery into a blood vessel, the peptide including an amino acid sequence in an order reverse to an order of various Apo A-I mimetic peptides, or endogenous Apo A-I analogs, or a chimera of helix 1 and helix 9 of endogenous Apo A-I. | 10-27-2011 |
20120251508 | CYTOCOMPATIBLE ALGINATE GELS - The present invention relates to a method of making cytocompatible alginate gels and their use in the treatment of cardiomyopathy. | 10-04-2012 |
20120310142 | Drug Delivery System And Method Of Treatment Of Vascular Diseases Using Photodynamic Therapy - This invention relates to photodynamic therapy (PDT) of vulnerable plaque using two pluralities of nanoparticles, one plurality comprising a PDT agent that is sensitive to blue-green light wherein the nanoparticles are capable of penetrating only into the fibrous cap of the vulnerable plaque and one plurality comprising a PDT agent that is sensitive to red light wherein the nanoparticles are capable of penetrating into the core of the vulnerable plaque. | 12-06-2012 |
20130040356 | CYTOCOMPATIBLE ALGINATE GELS - The present invention relates to a method of making cytocompatible alginate gels and their use in the treatment of cardiomyopathy. | 02-14-2013 |
20130122097 | ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY - Described here are various compositions for the delivery active agents, e.g., antifungal agents. The compositions may be beneficial due to the particular release kinetics associated with them. Various locations and methods for placement of the compositions into the tissues of the nail unit, as well as tissues surrounding the nail unit are also described. | 05-16-2013 |
20130129814 | Regional Delivery Of Therapeutic Agents For The Treatment Of Vascular Diseases - The present invention relates to the regional delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of vascular diseases wherein regional delivery refers to delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of the therapeutic agent to an area of the vessel that includes not only afflicted tissue but non-afflicted tissue at the periphery of the afflicted tissue as well. | 05-23-2013 |
20140199377 | MULTIPLE GROWTH FACTOR COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF FABRICATION, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT - Disclosed are compositions with sustained-release carriers associated with at least two different types of growth factors and methods of fabrication and treatments thereof. In some embodiments, simultaneous release of the growth factors may be preferred while in other embodiments, sequential release of the growth factors may be preferred. Application of at least two growth factors to an injury site, e.g., compromised cardiac tissue caused by, for example, myocardial infarction or ischemic heart failure, may better mimic and induce the complex growth factor signaling pathways necessary to improve cardiac function. When applied to a patient after a myocardial infarction or ischemic heart failure, multiple growth factors within a sustained-release carrier platform or platforms may cause a synergistic effect on injected cells intending to alleviate left ventricle remodeling. Methods of treatment include percutaneous, sub-xiphoid, and open chest methods using catheters and/or syringes. | 07-17-2014 |
20140358217 | NANOPARTICLE LOADED ELECTROSPUN IMPLANTS OR COATINGS FOR DRUG RELEASE - Medical devices, such as stents, including a fibrous layer including particles are disclosed. Methods of forming such medical devices using electrospinning are disclosed. | 12-04-2014 |
20150045877 | REGIONAL DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DISEASES - The present invention relates to the regional delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of vascular diseases wherein regional delivery refers to delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of the therapeutic agent to an area of the vessel that includes not only afflicted tissue but non-afflicted tissue at the periphery of the afflicted tissue as well. | 02-12-2015 |