Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Ginger N. Dreger
  • Treatment of inner ear hair cells
    Patent number: 6593290
    Abstract: Compositions, methods, and devices are provided for inducing or enhancing the growth, proliferation, regeneration, or survival of inner ear tissue, particularly inner ear hair cells. In addition, provided are compositions and methods for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of a mammal afflicted with an inner ear disorder or condition, particularly for hearing impairments involving hair cell damage, loss, or degeneration, by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of IGF-1 or FGF-2, or their agonists, alone or in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventor: Wei-Qiang Gao