Patents by Inventor Peter Brecher

Peter Brecher 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).

  • Combined use of angiotensin inhibitors and nitric oxide stimulators to treat fibrosis
    Patent number: 6139847
    Abstract: This invention pertains to the use of a combination of angiotensin inhibitors and nitric oxide stimulators to slow and reverse the process of fibrosis in the body. This combination of medicaments is particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of cardiovascular fibrotic pathologies, such as that associated with left ventricular hypertrophy secondary to hypertension, myocardial infarction, and myocarditis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: Aram Chobanian, Peter Brecher
  • Combined use of angiotensin inhibitors and nitric oxide stimulators to treat fibrosis
    Patent number: 5645839
    Abstract: This invention pertains to the use of a combination of angiotensin inhibitors and nitric oxide stimulators to slow and reverse the process of fibrosis in the body. This combination of medicaments is particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of cardiovascular fibrotic pathologies, such as that associated with left ventricular hypertrophy secondary to hypertension, myocardial infarction, and myocarditis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: Aram Chobanian, Peter Brecher