Patents by Inventor Sarah Vreugde

Sarah Vreugde 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).

  • Methods and products for reducing adhesions
    Patent number: 11590075
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and products for reducing adhesions. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of reducing adhesions in a subject, the method comprising exposing a region in the subject susceptible to formation of an adhesion to an agent having iron chelation and/or antioxidant activity, thereby reducing adhesions in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: The University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Sarah Vreugde, Peter John Wormald
  • Methods and products for preventing and/or treating microorganism infections comprising iron chelators and non-iron porphyrins
    Patent number: 11298364
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and products for reducing the viability of microorganisms, and to methods and products for preventing and/or treating microorganism infections. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for reducing viability of a microorganism. The method comprises exposing the microorganism to an effective amount of an iron chelator and subsequently exposing the microorganism to an effective amount of a non-iron porphyrin, thereby reducing the viability of the microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: The University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Sarah Vreugde, Peter John Wormald
  • METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR REDUCING ADHESIONS
    Publication number: 20200038321
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and products for reducing adhesions. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of reducing adhesions in a subject, the method comprising exposing a region in the subject susceptible to formation of an adhesion to an agent having iron chelation and/or antioxidant activity, thereby reducing adhesions in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: The University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Sarah Vreugde, Peter John Wormald
  • METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING MICROORGANISM INFECTIONS COMPRISING IRON CHELATORS AND NON-IRON PORPHYRINS
    Publication number: 20180338985
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and products for reducing the viability of microorganisms, and to methods and products for preventing and/or treating microorganism infections. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for reducing viability of a microorganism. The method comprises exposing the microorganism to an effective amount of an iron chelator and subsequently exposing the microorganism to an effective amount of a non-iron porphyrin, thereby reducing the viability of the microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: The University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Sarah Vreugde, Peter John Wormald