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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:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark W. J. Ferguson, Derbyshire, GB;
Assignee:
Renovo LTD, Manchester, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1535 ; A61K 3/153 ; A61K 3/140 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1535 ; A61K 3/153 ; A61K 3/140 ;
Abstract
The use of Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors in the prevention or treatment of connective tissue softening and also for the maintenance of sutures in such connective tissues. The connective tissue may be a tendon, ligament or cartilage.