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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicants:
Paul E. Monahan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard Jude Samulski, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Joseph E. Rabinowitz, Carrboro, NC (US);
Inventors:
Paul E. Monahan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard Jude Samulski, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Joseph E. Rabinowitz, Carrboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention uses recombinant parvoviruses, and particularly recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) to deliver genes and DNA sequences for gene therapy following manipulation of the therapeutic virus for packaging and transport. The invention delivers therapeutic viral vectors via rAAV affixed to support matrixes (i.e., sutures, surgically implantable materials, grafts, and the like).