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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:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan D. Cardin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cornelius L. Van Gorp, Springboro, OH (US);
Assignee:
Intimax Corporation, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/100 ; A61M 3/614 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/100 ; A61M 3/614 ;
Abstract
A selectively targeted agent comprising a dermatan sulfate having more than about 25% repeating L-iduronic acid→4,6-di-O-sulfated N-acetyl-D-galactosamine disaccharide units that is covalently attached or bonded to a radioactive metal-ion binding moiety. The targeted agent is useful in preparing radiagnostic and/or radiopharmaceutical agents for diagnostic and/or therapeutic treatment when combined with an appropriate radioactive metal ion such as Tc, Re or Re.