Patents by Inventor Barbara Platz

Barbara Platz 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).

  • Patent number: 10500154
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injectable biocompatible composition based on a polymeric support as well as to a method for producing it, which composition which comprises at least one hydrophilic polymer, wherein the polymer is polymerizable in situ to form a gel, and wherein the hydrophilic polymer is crosslinkable serum albumin or crosslinkable serum protein. The composition can be used in the restoration, the reconstruction, and/or the replacement of tissues and/or organs, or as a drug release implant in mammals. The composition is particularly suitable for treating cartilage disorders of a diseased or injured articular site in a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: NMI NATURWISSENSCHAFTLICHES UND MEDIZINISCHES INSTITUT AN DER UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN
    Inventors: Juergen Mollenhauer, Karin Benz, Barbara Platz, Helmut Wurst, Reinout Stoop
  • Publication number: 20100322993
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injectable biocompatible composition based on a polymeric support as well as to a method for producing it, which composition which comprises at least one hydrophilic polymer, wherein the polymer is polymerizable in situ to form a gel, and wherein the hydrophilic polymer is crosslinkable serum albumin or crosslinkable serum protein. The composition can be used in the restoration, the reconstruction, and/or the replacement of tissues and/or organs, or as a drug release implant in mammals. The composition is particularly suitable for treating cartilage disorders of a diseased or injured articular site in a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Juergen Mollenhauer, Karin Benz, Barbara Platz, Helmut Wurst, Reinout Stoop