Patents by Inventor Afshin Shafiee

Afshin Shafiee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20110189174
    Abstract: A composition for treating, reducing, ameliorating, alleviating, or inhibiting the progression of, pathological ocular neovascularization comprises an integrin or vitronectin receptor antagonist having any one of Formulae I-XI, as defined herein. The composition can further comprise a VEGF inhibitor. Such composition is administered to an ocular environment by a method such as topical application, periocular injection, intravitreal injection, or intravitreal implantation. The composition can be administered alone or in combination with another procedure chosen to enhance the outcome of the treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Afshin Shafiee, Keith W. Ward
  • Publication number: 20100104551
    Abstract: A composition of a long-acting enzyme comprises the enzyme in a formulation comprising a buffer and an additive selected from the group consisting of tranexamic acid, ?-aminocaproic acid, and analogs of L-lysine other than tranexamic acid and ?-aminocaproic acid, combinations thereof, and mixtures thereof. The composition can further comprise another additive selected from the group consisting of L-lysine, L-arginine, L-ornithine (or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts; e.g., L-ornithine hydrochloride), ?-aminobutyric acid, 5-aminovaleric acid, 7-aminoheptanoic acid, glycylglycine, triglycine, N-?-acetyl-L-arginine, betaine, sarcosine, gelatin, HSA, streptokinase, tPA, uPA, non-ionic surfactants, glycerin, D-sorbitol, combinations thereof, and mixtures thereof. A method for prolonging the activity of an autodegradable enzyme comprises storing the enzyme after manufacture at a low pH, and reconstituting the acidified enzyme before use with a solution containing at least one of such additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Dharmendra M. Jani, Kai Kwok, Gregory L. McIntire, Bruce A. Pfeffer, Afshin Shafiee, Ruiwen Shi, Srini Venkatesh, Hongna Wang, Yan Huang, Stephen R. Davio
  • Publication number: 20080125377
    Abstract: Diseases and conditions associated with tissues of the body, including but not limited to tissues in the eye, can be effectively treated, prevented, inhibited, onset delayed, or regression caused by administering therapeutic agents to those tissues. Described herein are formulations which deliver a variety of therapeutic agents, including but not limited to BOL-303213-X, to a subject for an extended period of time. The formulation may be placed in an aqueous medium of a subject, including but not limited to via intraocular or periocular administration, or placement proximate to a site of a disease or condition to be treated in a subject. A method may be used to administer BOL-303213-X to treat or prevent angiogenesis, choroidal neovascularization, or age-related macular degeneration, or wet age-related macular degeneration in a subject. The formulations may comprise BOL-303213-X or other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen P. Bartels, Tim Tak Lam, Afshin Shafiee, Yongqing Lin
  • Publication number: 20070134230
    Abstract: A method for prolonging the activity of an autodegradable enzyme comprises storing the enzyme after manufacture at a pH less than about 5, and reconstituting the acidified enzyme substantially immediately before use with a buffer having a pH in the range from about 6.5 to about 11, wherein the pH remains within 1 pH unit upon adding said the enzyme into the buffer. The method is useful to provide enzyme for wide use, which otherwise would lose activity upon long storage. In one embodiment the method is applicable to provide enzyme for inducing controlled posterior vitreous detachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Dharmendra Jani, Afshin Shafiee, Bruce Pfeffer, Michael Hartzer
  • Publication number: 20070134231
    Abstract: A composition of a long-acting enzyme comprises the enzyme in a formulation comprising a buffer and an additive selected from the group consisting of tranexamic acid, ?-aminocaproic acid, and analogs of L-lysine other than tranexamic acid and ?-aminocaproic acid, combinations thereof, and mixtures thereof. The composition can further comprise another additive selected from the group consisting of L-lysine, L-arginine, L-ornithine (or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts; e.g., L-ornithine hydrochloride), ?-aminobutyric acid, 5-aminovaleric acid, 7-aminoheptanoic acid, glycylglycine, triglycine, N-?-acetyl-L-arginine, betaine, sarcosine, gelatin, HSA, streptokinase, tPA, uPA, non-ionic surfactants, glycerin, D-sorbitol, combinations thereof, and mixtures thereof. A method for prolonging the activity of an autodegradable enzyme comprises storing the enzyme after manufacture at a low pH, and reconstituting the acidified enzyme before use with a solution containing at least one of such additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Dharmendra Jani, Kai Kwok, Gregory McIntire, Bruce Pfeffer, Afshin Shafiee, Ruiwen Shi, Srini Venkatesh, Hongna Wang, Yan Huang, Stephen Davio
  • Publication number: 20070093461
    Abstract: This invention relates to the effect of Loteprednol etabonate on vascular dysfunction in the back of the eye. More specifically, this invention relates to methods of modifying a pathogenic angiogenesis in the back of an eye of a patient, the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pathogenic angiogenesis modifying amount of Loteprednol etabonate. Moreover, this invention relates to methods of modifying pathologic vascular permeability manifested as retinal edema. The method compromises administering to a patient an amount of LE sufficient to reduce retinal edema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Afshin Shafiee, Dharmendra Jani, Stephen Bartels
  • Publication number: 20050031669
    Abstract: Chemical erosion drug delivery systems are provided that allow sustained release of therapeutic agents within a treated area for a prolonged period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Afshin Shafiee, Joseph Salamone, Dharmendra Jani, Stephen Bartels, Jay Kunzler
  • Publication number: 20040253293
    Abstract: Chemical erosion controlled release drug delivery systems are provided that allow controlled release of sustained concentrations of therapeutic agents within a treated area for a prolonged period of time. The favorable solubility characteristics of the chemical erosion controlled release drug delivery systems are controlled through the hydrophobicity and load level of pharmaceutically active agent or drug. Such controlled solubility characteristics allow for manipulation of the drug release rates depending on the particular therapeutic use and the particular needs of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Afshin Shafiee, Joseph C. Salamone, Dharmendra Jani, Stephen Paul Bartels, Jay F. Kunzler