Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Paul J. Berman
  • Aminosugar and glycosaminoglycan composition for the treatment and repair of connective tissue
    Patent number: 6492349
    Abstract: A therapeutic composition for the protection, treatment and repair of connective tissue in mammals and a method for the treatment of connective tissue in mammals by the administration of the composition. The composition includes glucosamine and preferably chondroitin sulfate or fragments thereof. The composition optionally includes manganese ascorbate which catalyzes the production of collagen and proteoglycans from the glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Nutramax Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Henderson