Patents Examined by Robert Gorsth
  • Cyclopentane(ENE)heptenoic or heptanoic acids and derivatives thereof useful as therapeutic agents
    Patent number: 6716876
    Abstract: The invention relates to 7-[5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxyhydrocarbyl or heteroatom-substituted hydroxy hydrocarbyl)-3-hydroxy-cyclopentyl(enyl)] heptanoic or heptenoic acids and derivatives of said acids, wherein one or more of said hydroxy groups are replaced by an ether group. The compounds of the present invention are potent ocular hypotensives, and are particularly suitable for the management of glaucoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert M. Burk