Patents by Inventor Lixin Kan

Lixin Kan 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).

  • Methods and compositions for treating, inhibiting, and/or preventing heterotopic ossification
    Patent number: 11851490
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions for treating, inhibiting, and/or preventing heterotopic ossification in a subject in need thereof. Particularly disclosed are methods for treating, inhibiting, and/or preventing heterotopic ossification in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutic agent such as an immune checkpoint inhibitor and/or Fetuin-A or a variant thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and pharmaceutical kits comprising an immune checkpoint inhibitor and/or Fetuin-A or a variant thereof for treating, inhibiting, and/or preventing heterotopic ossification in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Lixin Kan, John A. Kessler
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING, INHIBITING, AND/OR PREVENTING HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION
    Publication number: 20210047413
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions for treating, inhibiting, and/or preventing heterotopic ossification in a subject in need thereof. Particularly disclosed are methods for treating, inhibiting, and/or preventing heterotopic ossification in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutic agent such as an immune checkpoint inhibitor and/or Fetuin-A or a variant thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and pharmaceutical kits comprising an immune checkpoint inhibitor and/or Fetuin-A or a variant thereof for treating, inhibiting, and/or preventing heterotopic ossification in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Lixin Kan, John A. Kessler