Patents by Inventor Catherine S. Le Visage

Catherine S. Le Visage has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systemic delivery of compounds through non-invasive bladder administration
    Patent number: 6797704
    Abstract: The present invention features methods of administering a therapeutic agent to a patient's lymph nodes by instillation of microparticles or nanoparticles comprising a biocompatible polymer and the therapeutic agent into the patient's bladder. The invention also features methods of modulating a patient's immune response and methods of systemic delivery of a therapeutic agent systemically using the administration methods of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Kam W. Leong, Michael F. Haller, Bernard A. Malavaud, Catherine S. Le Visage