Patents by Inventor Francesco Casu'

Francesco Casu' 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).

  • Procedure for partial liver resection in nonhuman primates
    Patent number: 6562562
    Abstract: A surgical procedure (partial hepatectomy) in the nonhuman primate allows repeated removal of large liver tissue samples from a single animal for the preparation of liver tissue slices and primary cell culture of hepatocytes. The open biopsy procedure, alternating non-anatomic and anatomic partial liver resection monthly on the same liver lobe, follows a surgical protocol allowing animal welfare, survival, and multiple sampling (at least 8) from the same animal, thus reducing considerably the number of animals needed for research purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Casu', Claudio Bernardi, Luciano Dho, Bruno Rosa
  • Procedure for partial liver resection in nonhuman primates
    Publication number: 20010055805
    Abstract: A surgical procedure (partial hepatectomy) in the nonhuman primate allows repeated removal of large liver tissue samples from a single animal for the preparation of liver tissue slices and primary cell culture of hepatocytes. The open biopsy procedure, alternating non-anatomic and anatomic partial liver resection monthly on the same liver lobe, follows a surgical protocol allowing animal welfare, survival, and multiple sampling (at least 8) from the same animal, thus reducing considerably the number of animals needed for research purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Francesco Casu, Claudio Bernardi, Luciano Dho, Bruno Rosa