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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. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Neal K. Vail, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventor:
Neal K. Vail, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides methods and compositions for the delivery of bioactive factors to the systemic skeleton. The methods of the invention allow targeted delivery of bioactive factors to bone using nanocapsules. Timed release of bioactive factors may also be used to increase the efficacy of treatment. The methods of the invention have wide applicability for the treatment or prevention of bone-associated maladies.