Patents by Inventor Nadia N. Ahmad

Nadia N. Ahmad 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).

  • Patent number: 11154559
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for treating metabolic disorders by modulating bile acid levels. Generally, the methods and compositions can modulate bile acid levels, such as serum bile acid levels, to treat a metabolic disorder. In one embodiment, a method of modulating a bile acid level includes measuring a bile acid level and delivering a composition effective to modulate the bile acid level. A method for modulating a bile acid profile includes comparing a bile acid profile to a target profile and delivering a bile acid cocktail to increase bile acid levels. In another embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition for increasing bile acid levels includes a bile acid cocktail effective to increase bile acid levels. The composition is further useful as part of an implantable system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Lee M. Kaplan, Nadia N. Ahmad, Jason L. Harris, Kevin D. Felder, Alessandro Pastorelli