Patents by Inventor Mike Leek

Mike Leek 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).

  • Tissue repair using allogeneic dermal fibroblasts
    Patent number: 9271923
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the repair of subcutaneous or dermal tissue in a subject, comprising in one aspect the injection of a suspension of allogeneic dermal fibroblasts into the subject. By injecting a suspension of allogeneic cells, the invention provides, for example, long-term augmentation of the subadjacent tissue without the disadvantages that accompany the preparation and/or use of presently available materials such as autologous fibroblasts cells or collagen. According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a method for the augmentation of subcutaneous or dermal tissue in a subject, which method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a suspension of allogeneic dermal fibroblasts; and (ii) injecting an effective volume of the suspension into tissue subadjacent to the subcutaneous or dermal tissue so that the tissue is augmented. The method is preferably cosmetic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: INTERCYTEX LIMITED
    Inventors: Mike Leek, Paul Kemp
  • TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20120328581
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a cosmetic method for the augmentation of subcutaneous or dermal tissue in a subject, which method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a suspension of autologous dermal fibroblasts; and (ii) injecting an effective volume of the suspension into tissue subadjacent to the subcutaneous or dermal tissue so that the tissue is augmented; wherein the fibroblasts are suspended in HYPOTHERMOSOL®, preferably HYPOTHERMOSOL®FRS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Intercytex Limited
    Inventor: Mike LEEK
  • TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20100233133
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a cosmetic method for the augmentation of subcutaneous or dermal tissue in a subject, which method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a suspension of autologous dermal fibroblasts; and (ii) injecting an effective volume of the suspension into tissue subadjacent to the subcutaneous or dermal tissue so that the tissue is augmented; wherein the fibroblasts are suspended in HypoThermosol®, preferably HypoThermosol® FRS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventor: Mike Leek
  • Tissue Repair Using Allogenic Dermal Fibroblasts
    Publication number: 20080199440
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the repair of subcutaneous or dermal tissue in a subject, comprising in one aspect the injection of a suspension of allogeneic dermal fibroblasts into the subject. By injecting a suspension of allogeneic cells, the invention provides, for example, long-term augmentation of the subadjacent tissue without the disadvantages that accompany the preparation and/or use of presently available materials such as autologous fibroblasts cells or collagen. According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a method for the augmentation of subcutaneous or dermal tissue in a subject, which method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a suspension of allogeneic dermal fibroblasts; and (ii) injecting an effective volume of the suspension into tissue subadjacent to the subcutaneous or dermal tissue so that the tissue is augmented. The method is preferably cosmetic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Mike Leek, Paul Kemp