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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:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stuart Bunting, Montara, CA (US);
Herman K Gold, Brookline, MA (US);
Robert C Leinbach, Brookline, MA (US);
Ralph H Schwall, Pacifica, CA (US);
Assignees:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 530399 ;
Abstract
Methods for treating vascular stenosis using hepatocyte growth factor ('HGF') are provided. In the methods, HGF can be administered to enhance re-surfacing of blood vessels damaged or traumatized, for instance, by vascular surgery or angioplasty. Articles of manufacture and kits containing HGF are also provided.