Patents by Inventor Suhas Tambe

Suhas Tambe 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).

  • Combinations of antiseptic and antibiotic agents containing medical devices
    Publication number: 20050192547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a combination of one or more antiseptic and an antibiotic. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that such combinations tend to deter the formation of antibiotic-resistant organisms. In preferred, nonlimiting embodiments of the invention, the antibiotic is minocycline and the antiseptic is a chlorhexidine compound, triclosan, or benzalkonium chloride, and in particular embodiments, a silver salt or a bismuth salt is added. Examples of specific, nonlimiting embodiments of the invention include combinations of (i) minocycline, triclosan, and a bismuth salt; (ii) minocycline, a chlorhexidine compound, and a bismuth salt; and (iii) minocycline, benzalkonium chloride, and a bismuth salt. The present invention further provides for articles, such as, but not limited to, medical articles, which have been treated with or which otherwise comprise a combination of antiseptic and antibiotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Shanta Modak, Suhas Tambe, Lester Sampath
  • Combinations of antiseptic and antibiotic agents that inhibit the development of resistant microorganisms
    Patent number: 6582719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a combination of one or more antiseptic and an antibiotic. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that such combinations tend to deter the formation of antibiotic-resistant organisms. In preferred, nonlimiting embodiments of the invention, the antibiotic is minocycline and the antiseptic is a chlorhexidine compound, triclosan, or benzalkonium chloride, and in particular embodiments, a silver salt or a bismuth salt is added. Examples of specific, nonlimiting embodiments of the invention include combinations of (i) minocycline, triclosan, and a bismuth salt; (ii) minocycline, a chlorhexidine compound, and a bismuth salt; and (iii) minocycline, benzalkonium chloride, and a bismuth salt. The present invention further provides for articles, such as, but not limited to, medical articles, which have been treated with or which otherwise comprise a combination of antiseptic and antibiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Shanta M. Modak, Suhas Tambe, Lester A. Sampath
  • Combinations of antiseptic and antibiotic agents that inhibit the development of resistant microorganisms
    Publication number: 20020173775
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a combination of one or more antiseptic and an antibiotic. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that such combinations tend to deter the formation of antibiotic-resistant organisms. In preferred, nonlimiting embodiments of the invention, the antibiotic is minocycline and the antiseptic is a chlorhexidine compound, triclosan, or benzalkonium chloride, and in particular embodiments, a silver salt or a bismuth salt is added. Examples of specific, nonlimiting embodiments of the invention include combinations of (i) minocycline, triclosan, and a bismuth salt; (ii) minocycline, a chlorhexidine compound, and a bismuth salt; and (iii) minocycline, benzalkonium chloride, and a bismuth salt. The present invention further provides for articles, such as, but not limited to, medical articles, which have been treated with or which otherwise comprise a combination of antiseptic and antibiotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Shanta M. Modak, Suhas Tambe, Lester A. Sampath