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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Glen Gong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ronald Dieck, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Glen Gong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ronald Dieck, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
PneumRx, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for sealing localized regions of damaged lung tissue to reduce overall lung volume. The glue compositions provide a glue featuring an adhering moiety coupled to one or more other moieties including, for example, a cross-linkable moiety and/or one other adhering moiety. The methods and compositions of the invention find use, for example, in treating pulmonary conditions, such as emphysema.