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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:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Cummings, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Herman Ellman, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Bruce Ettinger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignees:
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);
Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Berlex Laboratories, Richmond, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A31K / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514178 ; 514171 ; 514947 ; 424443 ; 424449 ; 424448 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for treating physical conditions resulting from postmenopausal estrogen decline in a postmenopausal subject, and in particular methods for reducing the risk of osteoporotic bone fractures in a postmenopausal subject. The present invention also provides a kit useful for carrying out the methods of the present invention.