Patents by Inventor George Serbedzija

George Serbedzija 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: 20070299043
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices or implants that comprise anti-scarring drug combinations, methods or making such devices or implants, and methods of inhibiting fibrosis between the devices or implants and tissue surrounding the devices or implants. The present invention also provides compositions that comprise anti-fibrotic drug combinations, and their uses in various medical applications including the prevention of surgical adhesions, treatment of inflammatory arthritis, treatment of scars and keloids, the treatment of vascular disease, and the prevention of cartilage loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: William Hunter, Philip Toleikis, David Gravett, Daniel Grau, Alexis Borisy, Curtis Keith, Benjamin Auspitz, M. Nichols, Edward Jost-Price, George Serbedzija
  • Publication number: 20070208134
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices or implants that comprise anti-scarring drug combinations, methods or making such devices or implants, and methods of inhibiting fibrosis between the devices or implants and tissue surrounding the devices or implants. The present invention also provides compositions that comprise anti-fibrotic drug combinations, and their uses in various medical applications including the prevention of surgical adhesions, treatment of inflammatory arthritis, treatment of scars and keloids, the treatment of vascular disease, and the prevention of cartilage loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: William Hunter, Philip Toleikis, David Gravett, Daniel Grau, Alexis Borisy, Curtis Keith, Benjamin Auspitz, M. Nichols, Edward Jost-Price, George Serbedzija
  • Publication number: 20070198063
    Abstract: Electrical devices (e.g., cardiac rhythm management and neurostimulation devices) for contact with tissue are used in combination with an anti-scarring drug combination or a composition that comprises an anti-scarring drug combination to inhibit scarring that may otherwise occur when the devices are implanted within an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: William Hunter, Philip Toleikis, David Gravett, Daniel Grau, Alexis Borisy, Curtis Keith, Benjamin Auspitz, M. Nichols, Edward Jost-Price, George Serbedzija
  • Publication number: 20070196421
    Abstract: Soft tissue implants (e.g., breast, pectoral, chin, facial, lip, and nasal implants) are used in combination with an anti-scarring drug combination in order to inhibit scarring that may otherwise occur when the implant is placed within an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: William Hunter, Philip Toleikis, David Gravett, Daniel Grau, Alexis Borisy, Curtis Keith, Benjamin Auspitz, M. Nichols, Edward Jost-Price, George Serbedzija
  • Publication number: 20070197957
    Abstract: Pumps and sensors for contact with tissue are used in combination with an anti-scarring agent or a composition that comprises an anti-scarring agent to inhibit scarring that may otherwise occur when the pumps and sensors are implanted within an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: William Hunter, Philip Toleikis, David Gravett, Daniel Grau, Alexis Borisy, Curtis Keith, Benjamin Auspitz, M. Nichols, Edward Jost-Price, George Serbedzija
  • Publication number: 20070143865
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of screening an agent for activity using teleosts. Methods of screening an agent for angiogenesis activity, toxic activity and an effect cell death activity in teleosts are provided. Methods of screening an agent for an activity in the brain or central nervous system in zebrafish are provided. The invention further provides high throughput methods of screening agents in multi-well plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Phylonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia McGrath, Chuenlei Parng, George Serbedzija
  • Publication number: 20070134233
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for producing organ-, tissue-, or cell-specific antibodies, antibodies against developmentally regulated antigens, antibodies against disease-associated antigens, and antibodies against antigens that are modulated during a physiological response to an agent (e.g., in response to a drug). Also disclosed are methods for screening an agent for activity in modulating angiogenesis, as well as antibodies specific for angiogenic vessels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Phylonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Seng, George Serbedzija, Patricia McGrath
  • Publication number: 20070130632
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of introducing heterologous cells into fish. After introduction cells remain viable, and in some instances proliferate, for sufficient time to conduct a variety of analyses on the heterologous cells or the fish or both. Such methods are useful for screening potential drugs for toxicity toward introduced cells or for capacity to stimulate differentiation and/or proliferation of introduced cells. Such methods are also useful for diagnosing the presence of small quantities of cancerous cells or pathogens in patient tissue samples. Such methods are also useful for culturing cells for subsequent use in cell or tissue engineering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: George Serbedzija, Patricia McGrath
  • Publication number: 20060235001
    Abstract: The invention features a method for treating a patient having a cancer or other neoplasm by administering to the patient a composition that includes a phenothiazine and another active agent, where predetermined plasma drug levels are achieved and maintained for 12 hours or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Elliott, Daniel Grau, Mahesh Padval, George Serbedzija
  • Publication number: 20060123487
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of screening an agent for activity using teleosts. Methods of screening an agent for angiogenesis activity, toxic activity and an effect cell death activity in teleosts are provided. The invention further provides high throughput methods of screening agents in multi-well plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: Phylonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: George Serbedzija, Carlos Semino, Deanna Frost
  • Publication number: 20060104905
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of screening an agent for activity using teleosts. Methods of screening an agent for angiogenesis activity, toxic activity and an effect cell death activity in teleosts are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: Phylonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: George Serbedzija, Carlos Semino, Deanna Frost
  • Publication number: 20050188426
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of screening an agent for activity using teleosts. Methods of screening an agent for angiogenesis activity, toxic activity and an effect cell death activity in teleosts are provided. The invention further provides high throughput methods of screening agents in multi-well plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Applicant: Phylonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: George Serbedzija, Carlos Semino, Deanna Frost
  • Publication number: 20040253642
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed toward methods and devices for constructing assay arrays including a combination of constituent compositions from constituent arrays. The combined compositions are evaluated, in some embodiments of the invention, to identify combinations with a combination effect. Other embodiments of the invention are directed toward constructing constituent arrays in various configurations to facilitate the production of assay arrays. Such embodiments include: constructing constituent arrays and assay arrays with corresponding composition and assay control sets; constructing constituent arrays with a unique set of origin locations and corresponding sets of derivative locations; varying the concentrations utilized for a constituent composition; and composing assay arrays corresponding to a virtual sparse assay array. Other embodiments of the invention are directed towards systems and method of evaluating the activity of combined compositions in an assay array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Grant Zimmermann, Raymond A. Molnar, Joseph Lehar, Jason Fong, Curtis T. Keith, George Serbedzija, Margaret S. Lee, Edward R. Jost-Price, Nicole Hurst, Alexis Borisy, Michael A. Foley, Brent Stockwell
  • Publication number: 20040253627
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed toward methods and devices for constructing assay arrays including a combination of constituent compositions from constituent arrays. The combined compositions are evaluated, in some embodiments of the invention, to identify combinations with a combination effect. Other embodiments of the invention are directed toward constructing constituent arrays in various configurations to facilitate the production of assay arrays. Such embodiments include: constructing constituent arrays and assay arrays with corresponding composition and assay control sets; constructing constituent arrays with a unique set of origin locations and corresponding sets of derivative locations; varying the concentrations utilized for a constituent composition; and composing assay arrays corresponding to a virtual sparse assay array. Other embodiments of the invention are directed towards systems and method of evaluating the activity of combined compositions in an assay array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Grant Zimmermann, Raymond A. Molnar, Joseph Lehar, Jason Fong, Curtis T. Keith, George Serbedzija, Margaret S. Lee, Edward R. Jost-Price, Nicole Hurst, Alexis Borisy, Michael A. Foley, Brent Stockwell
  • Patent number: 6656449
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of screening an agent for activity using teleosts. Methods of screening an agent for angiogenesis activity, toxic activity and an effect cell death activity in teleosts are provided. The invention further provides high throughput methods of screening agents in multi-well plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Phylonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: George Serbedzija, Wen Lin Seng, Patricia McGrath