Patents by Inventor Phyllis Paterson

Phyllis Paterson 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).

  • Treatment for acute physical insult to the central nervous system
    Patent number: 6413999
    Abstract: A method of promoting functional recovery and reducing oxidative stress and inflammation following an acute physical insult to the central nervous system, comprising administering to a mammalian patient which has suffered an acute physical insult to the central nervous system an initial dose of L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylate (“OTC”) or a variant thereof is disclosed. This method preferably further includes the step of administering a number of subsequent doses of OTC or a variant thereof as subsequent time periods. Also provided is a use of OTC or a variant thereof in the preparation of a medicament useful in reducing inflammation in the central nervous system and promoting the functional recovery of a mammalian patient which has suffered an acute physical insult to the central nervous system, such as neurotrauma, stroke or aneurysm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bernhard Juurlink, Robert Griebel, Huse Kamencic, Phyllis Paterson