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  • Stepped cannula
    Patent number: 8337458
    Abstract: Described herein are cannulas having a stepped exterior. Also described are methods of making and using these cannulas, for example to deliver one or more materials to the central nervous system of an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Genzyme Corporation, A Sanofi Company, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Krzysztof Bankiewicz, Jürg M. Sommer
  • Methods of treating Parkinson's disease using viral vectors
    Patent number: 8309355
    Abstract: Methods of delivering viral vectors, particularly recombinant AAV virions, to the central nervous system (CNS) are provided for the treatment of CNS disorders, particularly those disorders which involve the neurotransmitter dopamine. The methods entail providing rAAV virions that comprise a transgene encoding aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) and administering the virions to the brain of a mammal using a non-manual pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignees: Genzyme Corporation, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Krys Bankiewicz, Janet Cunningham
  • antigens, antibodies thereto and diagnostic and therapeutic compositions thereof
    Patent number: 8241871
    Abstract: Cloning and expression of genes encoding C. parvum antigenic polypeptides are described as are antibodies that recognize epitopes on these polypeptides. The antigenic polypeptides and antibodies thereto can be used in therapeutic compositions for the prevention and treatment of C. parvum infections, as well as in diagnostic methods for determining the presence of C. parvum infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: University of Manitoba
    Inventor: J. Neil Simonsen