Patents by Inventor Emanuela BRANCHETTI

Emanuela BRANCHETTI 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).

  • Methods for diagnosing and treating bicuspid aortic valve and/or aortopathies
    Patent number: 11668721
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying and treating BAV disease and/or aortopathy in a subject, and methods of improving outcome in a subject. The subject may be asymptomatic of BAV disease and/or aortopathy, experiencing symptoms of BAV disease and/or aortopathy, have BAV disease and/or aortopathy, or be a blood relative of an individual having BAV disease and/or aortopathy. Levels of sRAGE in the subject's biological sample are determined, compared to a control biological sample, and used as an indicator for the presence and severity of BAV disease and/or aortopathies, a tool to screen family members, and an indicator of the proper surgical or treatment regimens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Giovanni Ferrari, Emanuela Branchetti
  • METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE AND/OR AORTOPATHIES
    Publication number: 20160109458
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying and treating BAV disease and/or aortopathy in a subject, and methods of improving outcome in a subject. The subject may be asymptomatic of BAV disease and/or aortopathy, experiencing symptoms of BAV disease and/or aortopathy, have BAV disease and/or aortopathy, or be a blood relative of an individual having BAV disease and/or aortopathy. Levels of sRAGE in the subject's biological sample are determined, compared to a control biological sample, and used as an indicator for the presence and severity of BAV disease and/or aortopathies, a tool to screen family members, and an indicator of the proper surgical or treatment regimens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Giovanni FERRARI, Emanuela BRANCHETTI