Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Cotanche

Douglas A. Cotanche 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).

  • Method of treating sensorineural hearing loss
    Publication number: 20030114381
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating and preventing sensorineural hearing loss in a subject in need of such treatment by implanting stem cells into the subject's inner ear. The stem cells of the present invention are preferably derived from a neuronal lineage and are capable of differentiating into cochlear hair cells. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the subject suffering from the sensorineural hearing loss is a mammal such as a human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas A. Cotanche, Mark A. Parker