Patents by Inventor Lian-Wang Guo

Lian-Wang Guo 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).

  • Patent number: 10668017
    Abstract: The present technology provide compositions that are drug delivery systems for the sustained release of anti-stenotic drugs for the treatment and prevention of occlusion of blood vessels, particularly after perivascular surgery. The compositions include a hydrogel, unimolecular micelles dispersed within the hydrogel, and an effective amount of anti-stenotic drug dispersed within the unimolecular micelle. The hydrogel may be a di-or tri-block copolymer comprising one block of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and one or two blocks of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA). The unimolecular micelle may include three domains: a dendritic polymer core, hydrophobic block polymers (e.g., PVL, PVCL, and/or PCL) attached to the core and PEG attached to the hydrophobic block polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: K. Craig Kent, Shaoqin Gong, Xudong Shi, Guojun Chen, Lian-Wang Guo
  • Publication number: 20180042844
    Abstract: The present technology provide compositions that are drug delivery systems for the sustained release of anti-stenotic drugs for the treatment and prevention of occlusion of blood vessels, particularly after perivascular surgery. The compositions include a hydrogel, unimolecular micelles dispersed within the hydrogel, and an effective amount of anti-stenotic drug dispersed within the unimolecular micelle. The hydrogel may be a di-or tri-block copolymer comprising one block of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and one or two blocks of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA). The unimolecular micelle may include three domains: a dendritic polymer core, hydrophobic block polymers (e.g., PVL, PVCL, and/or PCL) attached to the core and PEG attached to the hydrophobic block polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: K. Craig KENT, Shaoqin GONG, Xudong SHI, Guojun CHEN, Lian-Wang GUO
  • Publication number: 20160193390
    Abstract: A perivascular delivery system and method are provided for preventing the development of restenosis of a blood vessel. The perivascular delivery system includes a sheath having inner face engageable with an outer surface of the blood vessel and first and second ends. The sheath is fabricated from a bioresorbable polymer. An anti-proliferative drug is loaded into the sheath. The anti-proliferative drug is delivered from the sheath to the blood vessel over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Lian-Wang Guo, Kenneth Craig Kent, William L. Murphy, Xiaohua Yu
  • Publication number: 20150011492
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the pathology of restenosis. In particular, provided herein are devices comprising a compound that selectively decreasing smooth muscle cell proliferation without a substantial decrease in endothelial cell proliferation. Also provided are methods of using such devices to treat, prevent, or reduce vascular disease or the likelihood of restenosis following angioplasty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: F. Michael Hoffmann, K. Craig Kent, Shakti Goel, Lian-Wang Guo, Toshio Takayama