The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Julia Levy, Vancouver, CA;
Joan W Miller, Boston, MA (US);
Evangelos S Gradoudas, Boston, MA (US);
Tayyaba Hasan, Arlington, MA (US);
Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Luebeck, DE;
Assignees:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Quadra Logic Technologies, Inc., Vancouver, B.C., CA;
Massachuesetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514185 ; 514912 ;
Abstract
Photodynamic therapy of conditions of the eye characterized by unwanted neovasculature, such as age-related macular degeneration, is effective using green porphyrins as photoactive agents, preferably as liposomal compositions.