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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vladimir P Torchilin, Charlestown, MA (US);
Vladimir S Trubetskoy, Milton, MA (US);
Gerald L Wolf, Winchester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-9321 ; 424-934 ; 424-935 ; 424-9363 ; 424-9364 ; 530400 ; 534 15 ; 534 16 ; 536-111 ; 556 50 ; 556 55 ; 556 63 ; 556 77 ; 556105 ; 556116 ; 556134 ; 556148 ; 436173 ;
Abstract
An amphipathic polychelating compound including a hydrophilic polymeric moiety having a main backbone and a plurality of reactive side groups, a lipid-soluble anchor linked to the N terminal of the polymeric moiety, and a plurality of chelating agents linked to the side groups of the polymeric moiety. The polychelating compounds are bound to liposomes or micelles for use as diagnostic and therapeutic agents.