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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffery J Wheeler, Vancouver, CA;
Marcel B Bally, Bowen Island, CA;
Assignee:
Inex Pharmaceuticals Corp., Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514449 ; 424455 ; 424484 ; 549510 ;
Abstract
Microemulsion compositions for the delivery of hydrophobic compounds are provided. Such compositions have a variety of uses. In one embodiment, the hydrophobic compounds are therapeutic agents including drugs. The present invention also discloses methods for in vitro and in vivo delivery of hydrophobic compounds to cells. Uses of the methods in vitro include the testing of hydrophobic compounds for cytotoxicity. Uses of the methods in vivo include diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.