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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Stephane Gorgerat, Plan-les-Ouates, CH;
Christian Guillot, Plan-les-Ouates, CH;
Feng Yan, Plan-les-Ouates, CH;
Inventors:
Stephane Gorgerat, Plan-les-Ouates, CH;
Christian Guillot, Plan-les-Ouates, CH;
Feng Yan, Plan-les-Ouates, CH;
Assignee:
BRACCO SUISSE S.A., Manno, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/22 (2006.01); A61K 49/18 (2006.01); A61K 51/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/223 (2013.01); A61K 49/1818 (2013.01); A61K 51/1251 (2013.01);
Abstract
Image enhancing contrast agents for use in diagnostic and/or therapeutic methods, particularly in the form of gas-filled microvesicles, with enhanced stability. The gas-filled microvesicles are stabilized by a layer of amphiphilic material and comprise from 0.15% to 1.0% by moles of a lipid bearing a hydrophilic polymer. The lipid bearing a hydrophilic polymer is preferably a phospholipid linked to polyethyleneglycol.