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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416723 | Therapeutic compositions and methods useful in modulating protein tyrosine phosphatases In one embodiment, a therapeutic composition containing a pentavalent antimonial is provided. The pentavalent antimonial can be sodium stibogluconate, levamisole, ketoconazole, and pentamidine and biological equivalents of said compounds. Additionally, pentavalent a... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7357949 | Encapsulated inorganic antimicrobial additive for controlled release The invention relates to a microcapsule comprising an inorganic antimicrobial agent coated with a hydrophilic polymer. The hydrophilic polymer is able to absorb sufficient water as to enable the action of the encapsulated antimicrobial agent. These microcapsules are... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354605 | Antimicrobial medical device According to the present invention there are provided antimicrobial catheters and other medical devices having controlled release of an antimicrobial metal or metal ion. Specifically, antimicrobial catheters and other medical devices manifest antimicrobial propertie... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7008647 | Treatment of acne The invention relates to the use of one or more antimicrobial metals selected from silver, gold, platinum, and palladium but most preferably silver, preferably formed with atomic disorder, and preferably in a nanocrystalline form, for the treatment of a acne. The na... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6989156 | Therapeutic treatments using the direct application of antimicrobial metal compositions Therapeutic treatments using the direct application of selected structures of antimicrobial metals in free-standing powder form, solution form and/or suspension form in therapeutically effective amounts. The selected structures of antimicrobial metals serve as an an... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6939568 | Treatment of inflammatory skin conditions The invention relates to the use of one or more antimicrobial metals, most preferably silver, preferably formed with atomic disorder, and preferably in a nanocrystalline form, for the treatment of inflammatory skin conditions. The nanocrystalline antimicrobial metal... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6905711 | Antimicrobial agents, products incorporating said agents and methods of making products incorporating antimicrobial agents An antimicrobial agent includes an oligodynamic metal ion in a hydrophilic polymer binder or carrier. According to a presently preferred embodiment, the metal ion is silver and the hydrophilic polymer is polyurethane. According to a method of the invention, the anti... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6764692 | Method to treat laminitis and reduce dietary intake for horses A method of treating laminitis in a horse is disclosed, comprising administering to the horse a naturally chelated trace mineral composition; promoting healthy skin, hair and hoof tissue. A method of reducing dietary intake is also disclosed, comprising administerin... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6723350 | Lubricious coatings for substrates The invention provides methods and kits to form water swellable gel coatings, preferably lubricious coatings, on substrates, and coated substrates thus formed. The coatings contain one or more antimicrobial metals formed with atomic disorder, together with one or mo... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6630172 | Microbicidal composition containing potassium sodium tartrate Disinfectant formulations are described which are preferably ecologically friendly and non-toxic to mammals and plants, and are highly effective against a broad spectrum of detrimental pathogenic microorganisms. The microbicidal formulation contains compl... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6579541 | Oxidative fluorinator compounds as antimicrobials The invention relates to a method and composition for destroying or inhibiting proliferation of microbes using oxidative fluorinator compounds. Fluoride salts that do not dissociate completely in aqueous solutions, such as tri- or tetravalent transition m... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6541038 | Method for treating wood with a metal-containing treating agent and wood treated thereby A method for treating wood, characterized by impregnating wood with a metal-containing treating agent containing lignin and/or lignin derivatives and a metal, a metal compound, and/or a metal ion and oxidizing and/or macromolecularizing of the lignin and/... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6129924 | Diglyceride and sterol based organometallic complexes and pharmaceutical compositions and dietetic products containing them The invention relates to an organometallic complex obtainable by reaction: of a cation of a metal (M) in an oxidation state at least equal to 2 useful as a biocatalyst in living metabolism, of a mixture of sitosterol and sitostanol, or of pure sitostanol or of a ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5997911 | Composition and method for reducing diarrhea in poultry and swine A composition and method for reducing the incidence of Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome in young turkeys, flushing in mature turkeys, and scours in swine. The composition of the present invention comprises, in combination, a simple copper (II) salt, a h... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5916356 | Preservatives for wood and other cellulosic materials This invention relates to preservative compositions which comprise a biocidal metal compound and an fungicidal compound containing a triazole group. Methods of treating wood with the composition are also described.... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5102670 | Method for treating eye disorders by reducing 12(R)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and 12(R)-dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acid levels The invention relates to a method for treating or preventing ocular swelling and corneal-conjunctival inflammation. This is accomplished by administering to the eye of a subject, either before or after exposure to an ocular swelling stimulus, an amount of... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4774229 | Modification of plant extracts from zygophyllaceae and pharmaceutical use therefor A mixture of an extract from a plant belonging to the Zygophyllaceae family containing phenolic compositions and a nonalkali metal salt is useful as a pharmaceutical agent, for example, in the treatment of cancer, nonmalignant tumors, osteomyelitis, psori... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4759929 | Novel treatment A novel method of treating acquired immune deficiency syndromes in warm-blooded animals comprising administering to warm-blooded animals an amount of a non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkalin... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4594241 | Anti-leishmanial pharmaceutical formulations Antimony-containing anti-leishmaniasis drugs are encapsulated in a lipid based liposomal formulation having a weight ratio of lipid to encapsulated antimony-containing drug of 1:1.6 to 1:0.25 and a salt concentration in the continuous aqueous phase which ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4547369 | Antiviral agent Compounds containing the heteropolyanion 9-antimoni-III-21-tungsto VI sodate of the formula [NaSb9 W21 O86 ] preferably the ammonium, alkali and alkali metal salts thereof, are active when administered by injection against... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4186183 | Liposome carriers in chemotherapy of leishmaniasis An improved method is provided for the chemotherapy of leishmanial infections. The anti-leishmanial agent is encapsulated within liposomes and the liposome-encapsulated drug is injected into the body. Subject use of a liposome carrier has produced marked ... | 01/29/1980 |
