Abstract: The present invention provides methods and combinations for reducing the infarct volume in a tissue of a subject undergoing ischemia or at risk of developing ischemia.

Abstract: An oxygen therapeutic composition, which includes a perfluorocarbon material having a boiling point of about 4 degrees Celsius to about 60 degrees Celsius, a lipid; a viscosity modifier; a buffer.

Abstract: A composition for stabilizing a fluorocarbon emulsion. That composition includes phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine-PEG, and a cone-shaped lipid.

Abstract: An oxygen therapeutic composition, which includes a perfluorocarbon material having a boiling point of about 4 degrees Celsius to about 60 degrees Celsius, a lipid; a viscosity modifier; a buffer.

Abstract: A method to increase the time a donated organ will remain viable prior to transplantation, where the method includes infusing into a human patient declared brain dead, using a first intravenous line, a fluorocarbon fluid comprising a chain length from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, and optionally synchronously with said infusing, exsanguinating said patient using a second intravenous line.

Abstract: A fluorocarbon emulsion in water for use in fractionated radiotherapy and chemotherapy, wherein said fluorocarbon comprises between 4 and 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A composition for treating a subject who has incurred or is incurring damage heart, where the composition comprises a perfluorocarbon and a lipid.

Abstract: A composition for stabilizing a fluorocarbon emulsion. That composition includes phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine-PEG, and a cone-shaped lipid.

Abstract: A composition (100) which includes a shell (120) comprising at least one lipid, wherein said shell defines an enclosed space, a gas (110) disposed within the enclosed space, and a coating (130) of a polyalkylene glycol attached to and extending outwardly from lipid shell.

Abstract: An oxygen therapeutic composition, which includes a perfluorocarbon material having a boiling point of about 4 degrees Celsius to about 60 degrees Celsius, a lipid; a viscosity modifier; a buffer.

Abstract: An oxygen therapeutic composition, comprising a perfluorocarbon material, a viscosity modifier, a buffer, wherein the buffer stabilizes a pH of the composition at between about 6.5 to about 7.5, and wherein the composition comprises a viscosity of about 2.0 to about 3.5 mPas, and wherein the fluorocarbon has a boiling point of about 4 degrees Celsius to about 60 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: A method to increase the time a donated organ will remain viable prior to transplantation, where the method includes infusing into a human patient declared brain dead, using a first intravenous line, a fluorocarbon fluid comprising a chain length from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, and optionally synchronously with said infusing, exsanguinating said patient using a second intravenous line.

Abstract: An oxygen therapeutic composition, comprising a perfluorocarbon material, a viscosity modifier, a buffer, wherein the buffer stabilizes a pH of the composition at between about 6.5 to about 7.5, and wherein the composition comprises a viscosity of about 2.0 to about 3.5 mPas, and wherein the fluorocarbon has a boiling point of about 4 degrees Celsius to about 60 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: A method of forming a plurality of microbubbles, wherein the method disposes in a sealed container comprising a first volume at ambient pressure, a second volume of a mixture comprising one or more microbubble stabilizing materials. The first volume is greater than said second volume. The method further comprises sealing said container, introducing a gas into said sealed container, and shaking the container to form said plurality of microbubbles.

Abstract: Targeted therapeutic delivery systems comprising gas- or gaseous precursor-filled lipid microspheres comprising a therapeutic are described. Methods for employing such microspheres in therapeutic delivery applications are also provided. Targeted therapeutic delivery systems comprising gas- or gaseous precursor-filled liposomes having a drug encapsulated therein are preferred. Methods of and apparatus for preparing such liposomes and methods for employing such liposomes in therapeutic delivery applications are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is directed, inter alia, to a method for delivering a compound into a cell comprising administering to the cell the compound to be delivered, an organic halide, and/or a carrier. Ultrasound may also be applied, if desired.

Abstract: A method is disclosed to administer to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of one or more therapeutic agents. The method provides a patient comprising a blood vessel, supplies a therapeutic agent comprising a plurality of gas-filled microspheres, and supplies a catheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and an infusion length disposed adjacent the distal end, where that infusion length is formed to include an infusion pattern comprising a plurality of apertures extending therethrough. The method catheterizes the blood vessel using the catheter, prepares an aqueous mixture comprising the first therapeutic agent, disposes that aqueous mixture in a container, interconnects the container to the proximal end of said catheter, and administers the aqueous mixture into the blood vessel through the plurality of apertures extending through the catheter.

Abstract: Novel targeted compositions which may be used for diagnostic and therapeutic use. The compositions may comprise lipid, protein or polymer gas-filled vesicles which further comprise novel compounds of the general formula L-P-T, wherein L comprises a hydrophobic compound, P comprises a hydrophilic polymer, and T comprises a targeting ligand which targets tissues, cells or receptors, including myocardial cells, endothelial cells, epithelial cells, tumor cells and the glycoprotein GPIIbIIIa receptor. The compositions can be used in conjunction with diagnostic imaging, such as ultrasound, as well as therapeutic applications, such as therapeutic ultrasound.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are disclosed to treat a patient sustaining cerebral ischemia or an ischemic stroke in the brain. The method supplies an ultrasound emitting device 100 comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducers (180) and emitting first ultrasound energy by the ultrasound emitting device, where that first ultrasound energy comprises first power. The method locates using the first ultrasound energy an occlusion disposed in one of the patient's cerebral blood vessels. The method then emits second ultrasound energy by the ultrasound emitting device, where that second ultrasound energy comprises second power, where the second power is greater than said first power. The method lyses the occlusion using the second ultrasound energy.

Abstract: The invention comprises a method to administer stem cells to a patient in need thereof. The method provides acoustically active material, stem cells, and an ultrasound energy emitting device. The method administers the acoustically active material to the patient, administers the stem cells to the patient, and administers ultrasound energy to the patient using the ultrasound emitting device.