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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Pneumrx, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Glen Gong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ronald Dieck, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
PneumRx, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B82Y 5/00 (2010.12); A61K 38/55 (2005.12); A61K 38/57 (2005.12); A61K 47/64 (2016.12); A61K 47/66 (2016.12); A61K 51/08 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/55 (2012.12); A61K 38/57 (2012.12); A61K 47/6425 (2017.07); A61K 47/66 (2017.07); A61K 51/088 (2012.12); B82Y 5/00 (2012.12);
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.