Patents by Inventor Tom Turek

Tom Turek 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).

  • Polyanhydride bioerodible controlled release implants for administration of stabilized growth hormone
    Patent number: 5122367
    Abstract: A controlled release device for the administration of biologically active growth hormone proteins or peptide fragments, and method of preparation thereof, wherein biologically active growth hormone is stabilized and release rate modulated by incorporation of a stabilizing compound. The controlled release devices are prepared by mixing a stabilizer, such as sucrose, with a biologically active growth hormone, such as bovine somatotropic hormone, in solution, lyophilizing, then incorporating the dried powder into a surface erodible, biocompatible polymeric matrix, such as a poly(anhydride) or poly(orthoester) matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nova Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Eyal Ron, Mark Chasin, Tom Turek, Robert S. Langer