Patents by Inventor Luis M. Molina y Vedia

Luis M. Molina y Vedia 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 treating retained pulmonary secretions
    Patent number: 5512269
    Abstract: A method of facilitating the clearance of retained pulmonary secretions in a subject using lantibiotics is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the lungs of the subject an effective amount of a lantibiotic. The lantibiotic is preferably administered by topically applying it to the respiratory epithelia, such as by generating an aerosol thereof which is then inhaled by the subject. A preferred lantibiotic for carrying out the present invention is duramycin. The method may be used in treating disorders such as cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, and asthma. Also disclosed is a method of combatting tuberculosis comprising administering a lantibiotic to a subject in need of such treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignees: Burroughs Wellcome, Co., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Luis M. Molina y Vedia, Monroe J. Stutts, Richard C. Boucher, Jr., David C. Henke