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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
W. Harry Mandeville, III, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Molly Kate Boie, Allston, MA (US);
Venkata R. Garigapati, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/174 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/174 ;
Abstract
The invention features a method for treating obesity in a patient by administering to the patient a polymer that has been substituted with one or more groups that inhibit lipases, which are enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of fat. The invention further relates to the polymers employed in the methods described herein as well as novel intermediates and methods for preparing the polymers.