Patents by Inventor Barry Mcdermott

Barry Mcdermott 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENTS BY MODULATION OF EXCITABLE TISSUES ACTIVITIES, AND FOR ANTIMICROBIAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20250009843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a peptide drug for use as a localized antimicrobial agent and/or in the localised modulation of nerve cell activity, cardiomyocyte or muscle cell electrical activity in a subject, wherein the peptide drug comprises a polymer in a carrier, and further comprising: i) a plurality of cationic peptides, or an amino acid monomer thereof, covalently bound to the polymer; and/or ii) a plurality of cationic peptides, or an amino acid monomer thereof, mixed with the polymer. The invention further relates to the use of CARPs for use in the localised modulation of nerve cell activity, cardiomyocyte or muscle cell electrical activity in a subject. The invention further relates to modulation of chondrocyte function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: David FINN, Mehnaz FERDOUSI, Alison LIDDY, Barry MCDERMOTT, Leo QUINLAN, Garry DUFFY, Tapas MITRA
  • A SCOPE
    Publication number: 20220248946
    Abstract: A scope (1) for examining or surgically treating ears comprising a probe (2); at least one visualiser (3) on the probe having an optical configuration (7), and a light source (42) wherein the visualiser (3) is articulatable about a visualiser articulation axis (3a) by an orienting mechanism (4) for optimal viewing of the ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Rory O'Callaghan, Ivan Keogh, Martin Gallagher, Elizabeth McGloughlin, Christina Walsh, Martin O'halloran, Jibran Ahmed Abbasi, Barry Mcdermott