Patents by Inventor Andres Gruber

Andres Gruber 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).

  • Epidural administration of therapeutic compounds with sustained rate of release
    Patent number: 6428529
    Abstract: A drug delivery system provides sustained-release delivery of therapeutic biologically active compounds administered epidurally. In the preferred embodiment the biologically active compound is an opioid, which is encapsulated within the non-concentric internal aqueous chambers or bilayers of multivesicular liposomes. The opioid is released over an extended period of time when the liposomes are introduced epidurally as a single dose for sustained analgesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: SkyePharma Inc.
    Inventors: Andres Gruber, Sharad B. Murdande, Taehee Kim, Sinil Kim
  • Epidural administration of therapeutic compounds with sustained rate of release
    Patent number: 5931809
    Abstract: A drug delivery system provides sustained-release delivery of therapeutic biologically active compounds administered epidurally. In the preferred embodiment the biologically active compound is an opioid, which is encapsulated within the non-concentric internal aqueous chambers or bilayers of multivesicular liposomes. The opioid is released over an extended period of time when the liposomes are introduced epidurally as a single dose for sustained analgesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Depotech Corporation
    Inventors: Andres Gruber, Sharad B. Murdande, Taehee Kim, Sinil Kim