Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popep, P.C.
  • Device and method for treating ophthalmic diseases
    Patent number: 6649184
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for delivering biologically active molecules to the eye by implanting biocompatible capsules containing a cellular source of the biologically active molecule. Also provided is a method of treating ophthalmic diseases using biocompatible capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Neurotech S.A.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Hammang, E. Edward Baetge, William G. Tsiarias, Peter D. Spear
  • Erythrocyte parameters in hemochromatosis
    Patent number: 6268217
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of diagnosing hemochromatosis or a predisposition thereto by detecting an increase in erythrocyte parameters such as mean corpuscular volume or mean corpuscular hemoglobin compared to normal individuals unaffected by hemochromatosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Inventors: James C. Barton, Luigi F. Bertoli, Barry E. Rothenberg