Patents Assigned to University of Florida Research Found
  • Medical use of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors for inhibiting tissue contraction
    Patent number: 6093398
    Abstract: The use of an MMP inhibitor, especially a collagenase inhibitor, in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a natural or artificial tissue comprising extracellular matrix components to inhibit contraction of the tissue and methods for the treatment of tissue comprising extracellular matrix components to inhibit contraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignees: University of Florida Research Found, Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust
    Inventors: Peng Tee Khaw, Gregory S. Schultz