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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:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul A Janmey, Arlington, MA (US);
Jennifer A Lamb, Chicago, IL (US);
Stuart E Lind, Belmont, MA (US);
Thomas P Stossel, Belmont, MA (US);
Assignee:
Biogen, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 13 ; 435 39 ; 435213 ; 4352401 ; 436 16 ; 436 63 ; 436 69 ; 530324 ; 530350 ; 530351 ; 530382 ; 530412 ; 514-2 ; 514 21 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to therapeutic methods wherein an actin-binding protein, preferably gelsolin or DBP, is administered to a patient with actin-containing clots in order to remove actin from the clots. The invention also relates to diagnostic methods in which actin is removed from an actin-containing clot in vitro and quantitated.