Patents by Inventor Mary Elizabeth Goad

Mary Elizabeth Goad 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 FOR TREATING PAIN INDUCED BY INJURIES AND DISEASES OF AN ARTICULAR JOINT
    Publication number: 20110224138
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for using bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), such as OP-1 (also known as BMP-7), to treat pain caused by osteoarthritis. The methods involve administering to a patient suffering from pain caused by osteoarthritis a BMP, for example, intraarticularly by injection directly into the joint afflicted with osteoarthritis. The methods of the invention provide long-term pain relief to sufferers of osteoarthritis and can improve the functionality of the joint to which the BMP is administered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Julie Krop, Marilyn Pike, Dean Falb, Bret Shirley, Denis Schrier, Mary Elizabeth Goad