Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Gorfine

Stephen R. Gorfine 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).

  • Nitric oxide donor composition and method for treatment of anal disorders
    Patent number: 7189761
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition contains a nitric oxide donor and advantageously an optional corticosteroid and/or topical anesthetic. The composition is useful in a method for treating anal disorders such as anal fissure, anal ulcer, hemorrhoidal disease, levator spasm, and so forth, by topical application to or proximate the affected area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Inventor: Stephen R. Gorfine
  • Nitric oxide donor composition and method for treatment of anal disorders
    Publication number: 20020161042
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition contains a nitric oxide donor and advantageously an optional corticosteroid and/or topical anesthetic. The composition is useful in a method for treating anal disorders such as anal fissure, anal ulcer, hemorrhoidal disease, levator spasm, and so forth, by topical application to or proximate the affected area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen R. Gorfine
  • Nitric oxide donor composition and method for treatment of anal disorders
    Patent number: 5693676
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition contains a nitric oxide donor and advantageously an optional corticosteroid and/or topical anesthetic. The composition is useful in a method for treating anal disorders such as anal fissure, anal ulcer, hemorrhoidal disease, levator spasm, and so forth, by topical application to or proximate the affected area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Neptune Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen R. Gorfine
  • Pharmacologic preparation for the treatment of anal disorders
    Patent number: 5504117
    Abstract: A medical preparation for treating anal disorders comprises an effective amount of a nitric oxide donor, preferably an organic nitrate. The preparation may be in the form of an ointment that is applied to affected tissue at least once daily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Neptune Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen R. Gorfine