Patents by Inventor Akira Kiritoshi

Akira Kiritoshi 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).

  • Prophylactic/therapeutic composition for secondary cataract
    Patent number: 5925617
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a prophylactic/therapeutic composition for the secondary cataract comprising a polypeptide having an inhibitory activity of cell adhesion and a lactic acid-glycolic acid polymer.The composition of the present invention inhibits adhesion and extension of lens epithelial cells onto the posterior lens capsule after extraction of lens and is useful as a prophylactic/therapeutic composition for the secondary cataract in the clinical point of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kiritoshi, Tetsuo Sasabe, Shigeru Kamei, Yasutaka Igari, Noriko Watanabe