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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE43258 | Glue for cartilage repair The invention is directed toward a sterile cartilage defect implant material comprising milled lyophilized allograft cartilage pieces ranging from 0.01 mm to 1.0 mm in size in a bioabsorbable carrier taken from a group consisting of sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic ac... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8119167 | Food supplement composition suitable for promoting iron absorption Use of a composition comprising cartilage or chondroitin sulphate and absorbable zinc for the preparation of a food supplement or a drug suitable for promoting iron absorption in patients suffering from lack of iron. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7906150 | Preparation derived from shark cartilage for treatment of diseases related to excessive PHF or excessive intracellular calcium Shark cartilage extract has been shown to be an antagonist of parathyroid hypertensive factor (PHF). In view of this, shark cartilage extract can be used to treat conditions related to excessive PHF activity. Such diseases include hypertension and some other disease... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7838040 | Method for regenerating cartilage Disclosed is a method for regenerating articular cartilage in an animal comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a non-demineralized particulate articular cartilage having a distribution of particle sizes within the range of from about 60 micro... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7799348 | Therapeutic composition comprising hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate and method of making same Hydrolyzed collagen type II powder compositions for inducing cartilage formation in an individual, method of preparing the compositions and use of the compositions in treating connective tissue disorder, replenishing skin viscoelasticity. The compositions are admini... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7638142 | Therapeutic composition for the treatment of dry eye syndrome A composition and method for treating dry-eye syndrome and symptoms of vitreous opacities in a host comprising the oral administration of a composition which contains a pharmacologically effective amount of essential fatty acids, polar phospholipids, vitamins, miner... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7504115 | Shark cartilage extracts and use thereof for immunomodulation Disclosed is a composition from shark cartilage comprising immunoactive proteoglycans and other immunoactive components having a molecular weight greater than about 100 KD, wherein the composition has a uronic acid content of about 0.05-0.5 μg glucuronic acid per ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7435432 | Combined marine and plant extract compositions A composition comprising cartilage extract, grape seed extract and tomato extract was found to have remarkable anti-oxidant effect and free-radical inhibition. The tomato extract comprises lycopene. The composition which comprises a hydrophilic antioxidant, a lipoph... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7341062 | Method of providing a dynamic cellular cardiac support The present invention provides a method for repairing damaged myocardium. The method comprises using a combination of cellular cardiomyoplasty and electrostimulation for myogenic predifferentiation of stem cells and to synchronize the contractions of the transplante... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335508 | Porous plasma protein matrices and methods for preparation thereof The present invention relates to porous freeze-dried plasma protein matrices having an open channel structure and a concentration gradient of plasma proteins crosslinked by the action of thrombin, and methods of producing said matrices. The compositions of the prese... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7309918 | Chip package structure This invention relates to a chip package structure comprising of a chip, multiple leads with inner and outer ends, an exposed chip upper surface, an encapsulated body encloses the peripherals of the chip, and multiple conducting wires used to connect electrically th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300465 | Intervertebral allograft spacer An allogenic intervertebral implant for fusing vertebrae is disclosed. The implant is a piece of allogenic bone conforming in size and shape with a portion of an end plate of a vertebra. The implant has a wedge-shaped profile to restore disc height and the natural c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285638 | Method of obtaining biologically active collagen from skins of the salmonidae fish The method of obtaining collagen as above, is characterized by this, that the process of cleaning the skins is done manually using tools made of natural materials such as glass and wood to remove from the skins scales, skills and meat tissue so prepared raw material... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270835 | Compositions that treat or inhibit pathological conditions associated with inflammatory response A natural formulation of compounds that would to modulate inflammation is disclosed. The formulation would also inhibit expression of COX-2, inhibit synthesis of prostaglandins selectively in target cells, and inhibit inflammatory response selectively in target cell... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261908 | Composition based on natural substances useful in the maintenance of the correct hydration of the skin A composition based on natural substances, intended for oral administration, useful in the maintenance of the correct skin hydration and in the prevention and/or the treatment of the effects of skin ageing, in particular wrinkles, is described. The composition compr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223422 | Method of treating mammalian joint maladies by biological fluid transplantation Disclosed is a product and method for transplanting biological fluids into a host animal (including humans) that have been collected from donor animals. These biological fluids have been purified and processed so that they are a cellular, sterile, pathogen free, and... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214503 | Methods for treating congestive heart failure The present invention provides high throughput screening methods for characterizing compounds that modulate the biological activity of a biochemically functional sarcomere. Compounds characterized by such methods are useful for treating congestive heart failure.... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7205337 | End-capped polymers and compositions containing such compounds End-capped polymers, methods for making those end-capped polymers, compositions containing those end-capped polymers, and methods for using those compositions are disclosed. One of the disclosed end-capped copolymers has the formula (I): | 04/17/2007 |
| 7163702 | Process for isolating sea cucumber saponin Frondoside A, and immunomodulatory methods of use This present invention discloses use of a chloroform/solvent mixture extraction at different solvent-to-feed ratios, followed by evaporation and extraction with ethyl acetate/water; followed by chromatography of the water phase in Teflon or other non-polar resin and... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7144588 | Method of preventing surgical adhesions The present invention relates to a method and composition for preventing surgical adhesions during surgery. Tissue surfaces and/or surgical articles involved in the surgery are separated by a biomaterial provided in the form of a non-crosslinked, decellularized and ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131994 | Muscle-based grafts/implants The present invention is directed to a composition comprising a matrix suitable for implantation in humans, comprising defatted, shredded, allogeneic human muscle tissue that has been combined with an aqueous carrier and dried in a predetermined shape. Also disclose... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132110 | Tissue repair compositions and methods for their manufacture and use An osteogenic composition is prepared by a process including the steps of subjecting demineralized bone to an extraction medium to produce an insoluble extraction product and a soluble extraction product, separating the insoluble extraction product and the soluble e... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115417 | Soft tissue and bone augmentation and bulking utilizing muscle-derived progenito compositions, and treatments thereof The present invention provides muscle-derived progenitor cells that show long-term survival following transplantation into body tissues and which can augment soft tissue following introduction (e.g. via injection, transplantation, or implantation) into a site of sof... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7091180 | Hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate based hydrolyzed collagen type II and method of making same Hydrolyzed collagen type II powder compositions for inducing cartilage formation in an individual, method of preparing the compositions and use of the compositions in treating connective tissue disorder, replenishing skin viscoelasticity. The compositions are admini... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083820 | Method for producing biologically active products The present invention relates to a process for dehydrating naturally occurring organic materials which contain a biologically active component, and in particular proteins, which does not change the original structure of the active component, by drying such material ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074767 | Preparation of a therapeutic composition Product R, a novel therapeutic composition for treating viral infections and stimulating the immune system, comprises a unique peptide having 31 amino acids and another unique peptide having 21 amino acids and connected with an oligo-nucleotide through a diphosphodi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067139 | Method for treating autoimmune diseases A method of treating patients having rheumatoid arthritis by administering Product R, a peptide-nucleic acid preparation, is disclosed. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067123 | Glue for cartilage repair The invention is directed toward a sterile cartilage defect implant material comprising milled lyophilized allograft cartilage pieces ranging from 0.01 mm to 1.0 mm in size in a bioabsorbable carrier taken from a group consisting of sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic ac... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7014860 | Hyaluronic acid gel, process for producing the same, and medical material containing the same Production of a hyaluronic acid gel, which comprises keeping hyaluronic acid in water at a hyaluronic acid concentration of at least 5 wt % in the presence of an acid component in an amount at least equimolar with the carboxyl groups in the hyaluronic acid. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001430 | Matrix composition for human grafts/implants The present invention is directed to an intermediate composition for producing a muscle tissue matrix suitable for implantation in humans, comprising shredded, allogeneic human muscle tissue that has been combined with an aqueous carrier, preferably a biocompatible ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6953594 | Method of preparing a poorly crystalline calcium phosphate and methods of its use The present invention provides a novel process for producing a calcium phosphate cement or filler which hardens in a temperature dependent fashion in association with an endothermic reaction. In the reaction a limited amount of water is mixed with dry calcium phosph... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6924273 | Chondroprotective/restorative compositions and methods of use thereof The instant invention provides a method of treating or preventing osteoarthritis, joint effusion, joint inflammation and pain, synovitis, lameness, post operative arthroscopic surgery, deterioration of proper joint function including joint mobility, the reduction or... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921542 | Preparation of a therapeutic composition Product R, a novel therapeutic composition for treating viral infections and stimulating the immune system, comprises a unique peptide having 31 amino acids and another unique peptide having 21 amino acids and connected with an oligo-nucleotide through a diphosphodi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6855338 | Anti-tumor therapies comprising a combination of a cartilage extract and an anti-neoplastic agent providing high efficacy and low toxic side effects This invention described a novel use for cartilage extract, namely a shark cartilage extract, in a combined anti-tumor therapy. The cartilage extract is used in combination with anti-neoplastics. The combined therapy provides for a higher anti-tumor efficacy with no... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6844424 | Method for obtaining avian biological products This invention provides a method for separating and extracting biological products of avian origin. The method allows for the production of avian cartilages and of active ingredients which can be extracted from the cartilages thus obtained. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6797260 | Bleeding control and healing aid compositions and methods of use A composition is disclosed which has been shown to stop or control bleeding and seal open small blood vessels while accelerating the healing process of abraded oral “gum” and other “skin” (epithelial) tissues. The composition is preferably in the form of a p... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6790461 | Hyaluronic acid gel, method of its production and medical material containing it A gel made of hyaluronic acid alone which is hardly soluble in a neutral aqueous solution and which keeps its shape for at least one day in a neutral aqueous solution at 25° C. ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6730323 | Microclysmic gel for treatment of tissue trauma and burns A therapeutic wound gel is provided which will enhance healing of the wound and reduce swelling and increase elasticity of the skin. Humatrix is bacteriostatic protectant with no bacteriocidal activity. The gel consist essentially of by weight percent, about 88-97% ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6709682 | Product and method for treating joint disorders in vertebrates A compound and method of using such compound is disclosed that, when administered to an animal, is capable of arresting the inflammatory response in affected tissues and facilitates the repair and maintenance of damaged tissues in the joints of vertebrates. The comb... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6689376 | Direct feeding of seaweed supplement to cattle and swine to enhance carcass quality Seaweed supplement, e.g., seaweed extract or seaweed meal is directly fed to cattle or pigs in amount of 0.01 to 5% by weight of diet to enhance carcass quality. The enhancement of carcass quality for cattle is manifested by increased quality grade, incre... | 02/10/2004 |
