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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Bracco Suisse SA, Cadempino, CH;
Inventors:
Anne Lassus, Veyrier, CH;
Samir Cherkaoui, Feigeres, FR;
Assignee:
Bracco Suisse SA, Cadempino, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/19 (2006.01); A61K 47/10 (2017.01); A61K 47/26 (2006.01); A61K 49/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/223 (2013.01); A61K 9/19 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); A61K 47/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to the field of ultrasound contrast-agents (USCA). In particular, it relates to a freeze-dried composition comprising an amphiphilic material and a mixture of freeze-drying protecting components, which may be reconstituted for preparing a suspension of gas-filled microvesicles with calibrated size, useful in diagnostic or therapeutic applications. It further relates to the method for the preparation of such freeze-dried composition.