Patents Assigned to Curative Health Services, Inc.
  • Device for evaluating protective sensation
    Patent number: 6234976
    Abstract: A device for evaluating loss of protective sensation, which comprises a probe mounted on a head that is pivotally attached to a handle member, is provided. The handle member has a protective channel. When the head is pivoted so that the device is operative, the probe extends outwardly from the handle member. When the head is pivoted into a closed position, the probe is stored within the protective channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Curative Health Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Harry Linden
  • Folding card device for evaluating protective sensation
    Patent number: 6200272
    Abstract: A device for evaluating protective sensation, comprising a probe and a folding card attached to the probe, such that a portion of the probe extends from the folding card when the folding card is in a first position. The device may be folded into a convenient size to carry in a health care practitioner's pocket, wallet, or purse, and the probe may be protected within the folding card when the folding card is folded in a certain position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Curative Health Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Harry Linden
  • Anti-inflammatory peptides
    Patent number: 5776892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, peptide analogs and peptide derivatives related to platelet factor 4 which exhibit anti-inflammatory activity, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said peptides, and to methods of inhibiting inflammation utilizing the peptides of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Curative Health Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Counts, Ronald G. Duff