Class 424/571 - Sense organ (e.g., eye, taste bud, etc.)

Subclass of Class 424 - Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Definition: Subject matter in which the material is or is derived from
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 01/08/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7316927	Culture of goblet cells The invention encompasses isolation, culture and characterization of goblet cells in vitro from mammalian conjuctiva. Goblet cells can be cultured from conjunctiva of such mammals as, e.g., humans, rats, mice, rabbits and the like. In another aspect of the invention...	01/08/2008
7220256	Laser system and method for treatment of biological tissues A system for and method of performing laser assisted surgery is disclosed. Laser radiation is preferably delivered to a target area of tissue using a Er:YAG laser source. The laser radiation is delivered to the target area in bursts of laser radiation comprising set...	05/22/2007
7052690	Culture of goblet cells The invention encompasses isolation, culture and characterization of goblet cells in vitro form mammalian conjuctiva. Goblet cells can be cultured from conjunctiva of such mammals as, e.g., humans, rats, mice, rabbits and the like. In another aspect of the invention...	05/30/2006
6955809	Retinal cell grafts Surgical instruments, surgical techniques, grafts, cell and tissue isolation techniques, and a method for transplanting retinal cells, including photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidea within their normal configuration, or all three tissues in a co...	10/18/2005
6919309	Methods and compositions for inhibiting angiogenesis The present invention provides a method of inhibiting angiogenesis within a tissue by providing exogenous PEDF to cells associated with the tissue. The presence of exogenous PEDF inhibits angiogenesis within the tissue, in part by interfering with the ability of vas...	07/19/2005
6391850	Methods and compositions for inhibiting angiogenesis The present invention provides a method of inhibiting angiogenesis within a tissue by providing exogenous SLED to cells associated with the tissue. The presence of exogenous SLED inhibits angiogenesis within the tissue, in part by interfering with the abi...	05/21/2002
6288024	Methods and compositions for inhibiting angiogenesis The present invention provides a method of inhibiting angiogenesis within a tissue by providing exogenous SLED to cells associated with the tissue. The presence of exogenous SLED inhibits angiogenesis within the tissue, in part by interfering with the abi...	09/11/2001
6166076	Taste enhancing food additives Cis-polyunsaturated fatty acids stimulate taste receptor cells in the mouth. The addition of free fatty acids to foods, such as low calorie fat substitutes or sugar substitutes, can make the foods more palatable. Certain ion channels in taste receptor cel...	12/26/2000
6054142	Biocompatible devices with foam scaffolds A biocompatible cell device having an internal foam scaffold to provide a growth surface for encapsulated cells which produce a biologically active molecule....	04/25/2000
6010722	Oral remedy for rheumatoid arthritis and functional food Oral drugs and functional foods of the present invention contain type-II collagen denatured (fragmented) under specific conditions. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been considered to be an autoimmune disease against type-II collagen as an antigen. Since den...	01/04/2000
5962027	Retinal cell transplant Surgical instruments, surgical techniques, grafts, cell and tissue isolation techniques, and a method for transplanting retinal cells, including photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidea within their normal configuration, or all three tiss...	10/05/1999
5928670	Method of inhibiting aldose reductase in vivo with intrinsic inhibitors of aldose reductase An intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor is isolated and purified from mammalian cells, such as rat or human kidney cells. The intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor may be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of certain conditions...	07/27/1999
5912018	Methods for treatment of muscle spasm, edema and dermatological conditions using epidermal gel secretion from an arabian gulf catfish The present invention provides an epidermal gel secretion of Arabian Gulf catfish which is useful in enhancing wound healing, alleviating muscle spasms and pain, and treating dermatological disorders....	06/15/1999
5891617	Cryopreservation of harvested skin and cultured skin or cornea equivalents by slow freezing This invention is directed to cryopreservation of harvested mammalian tissues and living cultured tissue equivalents made by in vitro technology. The invention involves immersing a mammalian tissue or cultured tissue equivalent in a cryoprotectant solutio...	04/06/1999
5750144	Method for alleviating the symptoms of arthritis in mammals This invention provides a method for alleviating the symptoms of arthritis in mammals which comprises orally administering a composition obtained by separating water-insoluble undenatured Type II collagen containing animal tissue from animal tissue not co...	05/12/1998
5738878	Process for making intrinsic inhibitors of aldose reductase An intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor is isolated and purified from mammalian cells, such as rat or human kidney cells. The intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor may be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of certain conditions...	04/14/1998
5658594	Method of producing wound healing preparation A method of producing a wound healing preparation comprising shocking a club cell producing creature such as an Ariid catfish to stimulate secretion of the contents of such club cells, collecting the secreted materials by collecting epidermal materials of...	08/19/1997
5645851	Product for alleviating the symptons of arthritis in mammals This invention provides a composition useful as an edible supplement for alleviating the symptoms of arthritis for oral consumption by mammals, said composition comprising animal tissue containing water-insoluble Type II collagen, which has been separated...	07/08/1997
5637321	Method for preparing animal tissue for use in alleviating the symptoms of arthritis in mammals This invention provides a method of preparing animal tissue containing water-insoluble undenatured Type II collagen for use in treating autoimmune arthritis, particularly rheumatoid arthritis....	06/10/1997
5560936	Intrinsic inhibitors of aldose reductase An intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor is isolated and purified from mammalian cells, such as rat or human kidney cells. The intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor may be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of certain conditions...	10/01/1996
5529786	Process and product for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis This invention provides a therapeutic pill comprising animal tissue containing a therapeutic amount of Type II collagen and a method of preparing animal tissue containing Type II collagen for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis in humans....	06/25/1996
5190041	System for monitoring and controlling blood glucose Systems are disclosed which utilize implanted glucose sensitive living cells to monitor blood glucose levels. The implanted cells produce a detectable electrical or optical signal in response to changes in glucose concentration in surrounding tissue. The ...	03/02/1993
5057324	Kallikrein inhibitor substance, a process for preparation and pharmaceutical compositions thereof A physiologically active substance is extracted from infected tissues inoculated with a poxvirus. The novel substance of the present invention has inhibitory action against the formation of kallikrein, thus is useful as drugs such as antiinflammatory, ana...	10/15/1991
4784854	Cosmetic composition obtained from cellular cultures of conjunctive tissue Cosmetic composition for treatment of the skin, comprising conjuctive tissue cells, particularly fibroblasts, in a nutrient medium, in which growth of the cells can occur. Flat support having an adhesive coated periphery, carrying or containing this compo...	11/15/1988
4770877	Isolation of a high molecular weight aortic endothelial cell growth inhibitor Liquified vitreous gel, prepared by a non-extractive technique, has been found to contain a cell proliferation inhibitor whose molecular size is greater than 10,000 daltons. Vitreous isolated from both bovine and chick embryo sources has been found to con...	09/13/1988
4749522	Supercritical fluid extraction of animal derived materials Supercritical fluids (SCF) are found to be useful in extracting desired materials from animal tissues, cells, and organs. By varying the choice of SCF, experimental conditions, and animal source material, one may obtain lipids, proteins, nucleotides, sacc...	06/07/1988
4670257	Cosmetic compositions containing retinal extracts for increasing epidermal cell growth A process for stimulating the growth of epidermis cells. The epidermis cells are contacted with an aqueous saline extract (RE) of ocular tissues. The process is especially applied for human epidermis cells. Application to the study of chromosomes of the human ...	06/02/1987
4615877	Method of determining the oxidizing activity of a biological liquid, and a corresponding reagent A method of determining the oxidizing capacity of a biological liquid (BLOA) which comprises forming the biological liquid into two samples, incubating one of the two samples at a temperature of 10° C. to 40° C. for a period of 4 to 20 hours, treating e...	10/07/1986
4534967	Cell proliferation inhibitor and method of preparation An inhibitor of endothelial cell growth is prepared by directly liquifying vitreous gel, as for example, forcing vitreous gel through a small orifice so as to directly convert the gel into a liquid, removing insoluble and suspended material and chromatogr...	08/13/1985
4477435	Method for regenerating corneal epithelium A composition and a method for regenerating wounded or damaged corneal epelium are described. The composition comprises an aqueous solution containing an effective amount of ocular extract RE. The RE is extracted from eye tissues, such as choroid, iris a...	10/16/1984
4176177	Inhibition of bone resorption A method for regulating bone resorption wherein the bone is exposed to an effective amount of a composition of matter obtained from avascular or poorly vascularized tissue by extracting the tissue with an aqueous extraction medium which includes a solute ...	11/27/1979
4146501	Process for isolating and purifying taste bud receptors for screening and evaluating tastants A process for isolating and purifying taste bud receptor material for screening and evaluating tastants is described. The process includes surgically excising a plurality of circumvallate papillae, coring said papillae to remove the central mucous gland f...	03/27/1979

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Class 424/571 - Sense organ (e.g., eye, taste bud, etc.)