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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Christopher F. Toombs, Camarillo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher F. Toombs, Camarillo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for the localized intravascular administration of a fibrinolytic metalloproteinase to a human subject in amounts that are both safe and effective to lyse an occluding fibrin-containing blood clot, while also avoiding the neutralizing effects of α-macroglobulin in the circulating blood. A method is also provided for the treatment of a blood clot in, around or attached to an indwelling vascular access device. A method for restoring patency and function of an indwelling vascular access device is also provided.