Patents by Inventor DO-YEON CHO

DO-YEON CHO 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: 20220387304
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are bilayered substrates useful for treating infection and/or inflammation in a subject such as, for example, the upper respiratory system. In another aspect, the layers of the substrates disclosed herein include biocompatible and biodegradable polymers as well as one or more bioactive agents useful for treating infection and/or inflammation. In a further aspect, the layers of the substrate can contain nanoparticles incorporating the bioactive agents. In any one of the above aspects, the bioactive agents are released at a constant rate over a period of time. In still another aspect, the substrates disclosed herein are useful for reducing the mass of biofilms and reducing or preventing inflammation by inhibiting the production of interleukin-8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Do-Yeon CHO, Dong Jin LIM, Bradford A. WOODWORTH
  • Publication number: 20200008825
    Abstract: Various embodiments for sustained drug delivery using a needle array are disclosed. A medical instrument and a method associated therewith are described for delivering drugs into tonsillar and other tissue as a way of treating tonsillar hypertrophy or inflammation, as an alternative to tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A) procedures. In some embodiments, a tonsil-accessible medical instrument is described as including a needle head having needles, or microneedles, disposed therein and capable of introducing a compound, such as a steroid, into tissue. The medical instruments enables for the delivery of various compounds, such as pharmaceuticals, for controlled and sustained release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: DO-YEON CHO, DONG-JIN LIM, BRADFORD A. WOODWORTH