Patents by Inventor Rhode Island Hospital, A Lifespan Partner

Rhode Island Hospital, A Lifespan Partner 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).

  • LUBRICIN INJECTIONS TO MAINTAIN CARTILAGE HEALTH
    Publication number: 20130116186
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel methods of maintaining articular cartilage health in an atraumatic, non-diseased joint of a mammal, either human or non-human. The methods involve injecting into the joint capsule of the mammal an amount of a lubricin polypeptide to prevent shear-induced chondrocyte apoptosis and to maintain a lubricin-expressing phenotype of chondrocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Rhode Island Hospital, A Lifespan Partner
    Inventor: Rhode Island Hospital, A Lifespan Partner