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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:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicants:
Brown University, Providence, RI (US);
The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO (US);
Inventors:
Edith Mathiowitz, Brookline, MA (US);
Danya Lavin, Providence, RI (US);
Richard Hopkins, Kansas City, MO (US);
Assignee:
Brown University, Providence, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/70 (2006.01); A61K 47/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 17/00 (2006.01); A61L 17/04 (2006.01); A61L 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/70 (2013.01); A61K 47/34 (2013.01); A61L 17/005 (2013.01); A61L 17/04 (2013.01); A61L 17/12 (2013.01); A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 2300/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, compositions, systems, devices and kits are provided for preparing and using a multi-layer polymeric microstructure composition for delivering a therapeutic agent to a subject. In various embodiments, the therapeutic agent includes at least one selected from the group of: a drug, a protein, a sugar, a carbohydrate, and a nucleotide sequence. In related embodiments, the composition is a fiber, a suture, a sphere, an implant, or a scaffold.