Patents by Inventor Irma A.J.M. Bakker-Woudenberg

Irma A.J.M. Bakker-Woudenberg 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 treatment of infected tissues
    Patent number: 5843473
    Abstract: A method of treating a site of systemic infection which includes administering a therapeutic compound entrapped in liposomes. Also included is a liposomal composition and a method of preparing a liposomal composition for use in concentrating a therapeutic compound to an infected region via the bloodstream. The liposomes, which contain the agent in entrapped form, are composed of vesicle-forming lipids, a vesicle-forming lipid derivatized with hydrophilic biocompatible polymer, and have sizes in a selected size range between 0.07 and 0.2 microns. After parenteral administration, the liposomes are selectively taken up by the infected region within 24-48 hours, for release of entrapped compound into the infected region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin C. Woodle, Irma A.J.M. Bakker-Woudenberg, Francis J. Martin