Patents by Inventor Tat Fong Ng

Tat Fong Ng 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).

  • Isolation and therapeutic application of adult retinal stem cells collected from extra-retinal tissues
    Patent number: 10039790
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adult retinal cell line isolated from extra-retinal ocular tissue, and methods of isolating adult retinal cells from extra-retinal ocular tissue. The present invention is further directed to adult retinal stem cells isolated from vestigial tissue dissected from the eye of a donor mammal suffering from persistent fetal vasculature. The present invention is further directed to a culture medium for growing or maintaining retinal stem cells, and methods of maintaining adult retinal cells in culture. The present invention is further directed to methods of treating a treating an eye with retinal dystrophy using retinal stem cells, and an eye with glaucomatous injury with retinal stem cells. The present invention is further directed to kits for harvesting extra-retinal ocular tissue comprising a sterile container and a harvesting solution, wherein the kit allows the survival of the tissue until later dissociation of cells from the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Kameran Lashkari, Marie Shatos, Tat Fong Ng
  • Isolation and Therapeutic Application of Adult Retinal Stem Cells Collected From Extra-Retinal Tissues
    Publication number: 20160143954
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adult retinal cell line isolated from extra-retinal ocular tissue, and methods of isolating adult retinal cells from extra-retinal ocular tissue. The present invention is further directed to adult retinal stem cells isolated from vestigial tissue dissected from the eye of a donor mammal suffering from persistent fetal vasculature. The present invention is further directed to a culture medium for growing or maintaining retinal stem cells, and methods of maintaining adult retinal cells in culture. The present invention is further directed to methods of treating a treating an eye with retinal dystrophy using retinal stem cells, and an eye with glaucomatous injury with retinal stem cells. The present invention is further directed to kits for harvesting extra-retinal ocular tissue comprising a sterile container and a harvesting solution, wherein the kit allows the survival of the tissue until later dissociation of cells from the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Kameran Lashkari, Marie Shatos, Tat Fong Ng
  • Isolation and therapeutic application of adult retinal stem cells collected from extra-retinal tissues
    Patent number: 9061017
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adult retinal cell line isolated from extra-retinal ocular tissue, and methods of isolating adult retinal cells from extra-retinal ocular tissue. The present invention is further directed to adult retinal stem cells isolated from vestigial tissue dissected from the eye of a donor mammal suffering from persistent fetal vasculature. The present invention is further directed to a culture medium for growing or maintaining retinal stem cells, and methods of maintaining adult retinal cells in culture. The present invention is further directed to methods of treating a treating an eye with retinal dystrophy using retinal stem cells, and an eye with glaucomatous injury with retinal stem cells. The present invention is further directed to kits for harvesting extra-retinal ocular tissue comprising a sterile container and a harvesting solution, wherein the kit allows the survival of the tissue until later dissociation of cells from the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Kameran Lashkari, Marie Shatos, Tat Fong Ng
  • ISOLATION AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF ADULT RETINAL STEM CELLS COLLECTED FROM EXTRA-RETINAL TISSUES
    Publication number: 20090238800
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adult retinal cell line isolated from extra-retinal ocular tissue, and methods of isolating adult retinal cells from extra-retinal ocular tissue. The present invention is further directed to adult retinal stem cells isolated from vestigial tissue dissected from the eye of a donor mammal suffering from persistent fetal vasculature. The present invention is further directed to a culture medium for growing or maintaining retinal stem cells, and methods of maintaining adult retinal cells in culture. The present invention is further directed to methods of treating a treating an eye with retinal dystrophy using retinal stem cells, and an eye with glaucomatous injury with retinal stem cells. The present invention is further directed to kits for harvesting extra-retinal ocular tissue comprising a sterile container and a harvesting solution, wherein the kit allows the survival of the tissue until later dissociation of cells from the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: THE SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Kameran Lashkari, Marie Shatos, Tat Fong Ng