Patents by Inventor Partick M. Hughes

Partick M. Hughes 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).

  • Publication number: 20090156568
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration into the interior of an eye of a person or animal are described. The present compositions include one or more components which are effective in providing a reduced toxicity relative to existing intraocular ophthalmic compositions. The present compositions include one or more therapeutic agents in amounts effective in providing a desired therapeutic effect when placed in an eye, and one or more retinal friendly excipients that have a reduced toxicity relative to benzyl alcohol or polysorbate 80. In certain compositions, the excipient component of the compositions comprises one or more cyclodextrins or cyclodextrin derivatives. Methods of using the compositions to treat ocular conditions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Partick M. Hughes, Laurent Delhaye, Michele Boix, James N. Chang, Robert T. Lyons