Patents by Inventor Pericles Calias

Pericles Calias 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: 20230165942
    Abstract: The present invention provides an effective and less invasive approach for direct delivery of therapeutic agents to the central nervous system (CNS). In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods including a step of administering intrathecally to a subject suffering from or susceptible to a lysosomal storage disease associated with reduced level or activity of a lysosomal enzyme, a composition comprising a replacement enzyme for the lysosomal enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Pericles Calias, Jing Pan, Jan Powell, Lawrence Charnas, Thomas McCauley, Teresa Leah Wright, Richard Pfeifer, Zahra Shahrokh
  • Publication number: 20230076913
    Abstract: Described herein is an implantable access port device with a catheter compartment which permits lengthening or shortening the catheter in response to changes in tension of the distal catheter. Implantable access port devices are used extensively in the medical field to facilitate the performance of recurrent therapeutic tasks such as repeated drug delivery, drainage, blood sampling, transfusions, or total parental nutrition. In current access port systems, the catheter is rigidly attached to the access port via a connection ring. As such, the system does not provide any flexibility or ability for catheter length adjustments, which can lead to long-term complications such as dislodgement of catheters, migration of catheters, port separation with extravasation, suture disruption, and mechanical failure of the access port system. These catheter-related complications carry serious risks for the patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Pericles Calias, Michel Morency
  • Publication number: 20230026836
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising an iduronate-2-sulfatase (I2S) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Hunters Syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Gaozhong Zhu, Kris Lowe, Zahra Shahrokh, James Christian, Richard Fahrner, Jing Pan, Teresa Leah Wright, Pericles Calias
  • Patent number: 11504515
    Abstract: Described herein is an implantable access port device with a catheter compartment which permits lengthening or shortening the catheter in response to changes in tension of the distal catheter. Implantable access port devices are used extensively in the medical field to facilitate the performance of recurrent therapeutic tasks such as repeated drug delivery, drainage, blood sampling, transfusions, or total parental nutrition. In current access port systems, the catheter is rigidly attached to the access port via a connection ring. As such, the system does not provide any flexibility or ability for catheter length adjustments, which can lead to long-term complications such as dislodgement of catheters, migration of catheters, port separation with extravasation, suture disruption, and mechanical failure of the access port system. These catheter-related complications carry serious risks for the patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: IMOTIK BIOSOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventors: Pericles Calias, Michel Morency
  • Publication number: 20220354968
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, a method of ocular delivery of messenger RNA (mRNA), comprising administering into an eye of a subject in need of delivery a composition comprising an mRNA encoding a protein, such that the administration of the composition results in expression of the protein encoded by the mRNA in the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Pericles Calias, Frank DeRosa, Michael Heartlein
  • Patent number: 11471516
    Abstract: The present invention provides an effective and less invasive approach for direct delivery of therapeutic agents to the central nervous system (CNS). In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods including a step of administering intrathecally to a subject suffering from or susceptible to a lysosomal storage disease associated with reduced level or activity of a lysosomal enzyme, a composition comprising a replacement enzyme for the lysosomal enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pericles Calias, Jing Pan, Jan Powell, Lawrence Charnas, Thomas McCauley, Teresa Leah Wright, Richard Pfeifer, Zahra Shahrokh
  • Publication number: 20220168301
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for treating symptomatic orthostatic hypotension using a potent selective antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit 2B (NMDA-GluN2B or NR2B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Pericles Calias, Michael Bouchon, John Boland
  • Publication number: 20220133862
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising a heparan N-sulfatase (HNS) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Farah Natoli, Gaozhong Zhu, Jennifer Terew, Yuan Jiang, Jamie Tsung, Zahra Shahrokh, Brian Vernaglia, Jing Pan, Richard Pfeifer, Pericles Calias
  • Publication number: 20220133863
    Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides methods and compositions of treating Sanfilippo syndrome type B (Sanfilippo B) by, e.g., intrathecal (IT) administration of a Naglu protein. A suitable Naglu protein can be a recombinant, gene-activated or natural protein. In some embodiments, a suitable Naglu protein is a recombinant Naglu protein. In some embodiments, a recombinant Naglu protein is a fusion protein containing a Naglu domain and a lysosomal targeting moiety. In some embodiments, the lysosomal targeting domain is an IGF-II moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Michael F. Concino, Pericles Calias, Jing Pan, Kevin Holmes, Paolo Martini, Alla Romashko, Muthuraman Meiyappan, Bohong Zhang, Andrea Iskenderian, Dianna Lundberg, Angela Norton, Bettina Strack-Logue, Huang Yan, Mary Alessandrini, Richard Pfeifer
  • Patent number: 11260112
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising an iduronate-2-sulfatase (I2S) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Hunters Syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaozhong Zhu, Kris Lowe, Zahra Shahrokh, James Christian, Richard Fahrner, Jing Pan, Teresa Leah Wright, Pericles Calias
  • Patent number: 11065308
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising a heparan N-sulfatase (HNS) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Farah Natoli, Gaozhong Zhu, Jennifer Terew, Yuan Jiang, Jamie Tsung, Zahra Shahrokh, Brian Vernaglia, Jing Pan, Richard Pfeifer, Pericles Calias
  • Patent number: 11065307
    Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides methods and compositions of treating Sanfilippo syndrome type B (Sanfilippo B) by, e.g., intrathecal (IT) administration of a Naglu protein. A suitable Naglu protein can be a recombinant, gene-activated or natural protein. In some embodiments, a suitable Naglu protein is a recombinant Naglu protein. In some embodiments, a recombinant Naglu protein is a fusion protein containing a Naglu domain and a lysosomal targeting moiety. In some embodiments, the lysosomal targeting domain is an IGF-II moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. Concino, Pericles Calias, Jing Pan, Kevin Holmes, Paolo Martini, Alla Romashko, Muthuraman Meiyappan, Bohong Zhang, Andrea Iskenderian, Dianna Lundberg, Angela Norton, Bettina Strack-Logue, Huang Yan, Mary Alessandrini, Richard Pfeifer
  • Publication number: 20210146108
    Abstract: Described herein is an implantable access port device with a catheter compartment which permits lengthening or shortening the catheter in response to changes in tension of the distal catheter. Implantable access port devices are used extensively in the medical field to facilitate the performance of recurrent therapeutic tasks such as repeated drug delivery, drainage, blood sampling, transfusions, or total parental nutrition. In current access port systems, the catheter is rigidly attached to the access port via a connection ring. As such, the system does not provide any flexibility or ability for catheter length adjustments, which can lead to long-term complications such as dislodgement of catheters, migration of catheters, port separation with extravasation, suture disruption, and mechanical failure of the access port system. These catheter-related complications carry serious risks for the patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Pericles Calias, Michel Morency
  • Publication number: 20200405825
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising an arylsulfatase A (ASA) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Nazila Salamat-Miller, Katherine Taylor, Paul Campolieto, Zahra Shahrokh, Jing Pan, Lawrence Charnas, Teresa Leah Wright, Pericles Calias
  • Publication number: 20200237883
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes (e.g., recombinant human arylsulfatase A (rhASA)) for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases (e.g., Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Disease). In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for intrathecal administration comprising an ASA protein and a poloxamer, wherein less than 5% of the ASA protein exists in aggregated form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Nazila Salamat-Miller, Katherine Taylor, Paul Campolieto, Zahra Shahrokh, Jing Pan, Lawrence Charnas, Teresa Leah Wright, Pericles Calias, Keethkumar Jain, Sujit Basu
  • Patent number: 10660944
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among oilier things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes (e.g., recombinant human arylsulfatase A (rhASA)) for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases (e.g. Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Disease), In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for intrathecal administration comprising an ASA protein and a poloxamer, wherein less than 3% of the ASA protein exists in aggregated form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nazila Salamat-Miller, Katherine Taylor, Paul Campolieto, Zahra Shahrokh, Jing Pan, Lawrence Charnas, Teresa Leah Wright, Pericles Calias, Keethkumar Jain, Sujit Basu
  • Patent number: 10646554
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising an arylsulfatase A (ASA) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nazila Salamat-Miller, Katherine Taylor, Paul Campolieto, Zahra Shahrokh, Jing Pan, Lawrence Charnas, Teresa Leah Wright, Pericles Calias
  • Publication number: 20200113981
    Abstract: The present invention provides an effective and less invasive approach for direct delivery of therapeutic agents to the central nervous system (CNS). In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods including a step of administering intrathecally to a subject suffering from or susceptible to a lysosomal storage disease associated with reduced level or activity of a lysosomal enzyme, a composition comprising a replacement enzyme for the lysosomal enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Pericles Calias, Jing Pan, Jan Powell, Lawrence Charnas, Thomas McCauley, Teresa Leah Wright, Richard Pfeifer, Zahra Shahrokh
  • Publication number: 20200046810
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising an iduronate-2-sulfatase (I2S) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Hunters Syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Gaozhong Zhu, Kris Lowe, Zahra Shahrokh, James Christian, Richard Fahrner, Jing Pan, Teresa Leah Wright, Pericles Calias
  • Patent number: 10456454
    Abstract: The present invention provides an effective and less invasive approach for direct delivery of therapeutic agents to the central nervous system (CNS). In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods including a step of administering intrathecally to a subject suffering from or susceptible to a lysosomal storage disease associated with reduced level or activity of a lysosomal enzyme, a composition comprising a replacement enzyme for the lysosomal enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pericles Calias, Jing Pan, Jan Powell, Lawrence Charnas, Thomas McCauley, Teresa Leah Wright, Richard Pfeifer, Zahra Shahrokh