Patents by Inventor M. Shakil Ahmed

M. Shakil Ahmed 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).

  • Use of CTGF as a Cardioprotectant
    Publication number: 20110275563
    Abstract: The present invention is based upon the surprising discovery that Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF) may act directly on the heart as a cardioprotective factor and provides CTGF for use in the treatment of a subject who has incurred or is incurring damage to the heart, wherein said CTGF is for administration during or after the heart-damaging event. The invention also relates to CTGF for use in protection of the heart during or after surgery or during ex vivo transportation or storage of an explanted heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Havard Attramadal, M. Shakil Ahmed, Vladimir N. Martinov, Guro Ellen Valen, Jørgen Gravning, Ingvild Trondstad Moe