Patents Represented by Attorney Edwards Lifesciences Corp.
  • Patent number: 6991804
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating injuries to one or more internal structures of a subject by administering a drug delivery vehicle to an external surface of the injured structure. The drug delivery vehicle substantially adheres to the site of administration and provides for the release of a bioactive agent that reduces or prevents further injury to the internal structure by disease processes, such as hyperplasia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Michael N. Helmus, Crystal M. Cunanan, Patrice Tremble
  • Patent number: 6730313
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating injuries to one or more internal structures of a subject by administering a drug delivery vehicle to an external surface of the injured structure. The drug delivery vehicle substantially adheres to the site of administration and provides for the release of a bioactive agent that reduces or prevents further injury to the internal structure by disease processes, such as hyperplasia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Michael N. Helmus, Crystal M. Cunanan, Patrice Tremble