Patents by Inventor Tuula Valo

Tuula Valo 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).

  • Publication number: 20240009116
    Abstract: The invention is describing an intrauterine delivery system comprising non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) and a progestogenic compound, containing anti-inflammatory active compound in the frame material and that the progestogenic compound is contained in a silicon based reservoir attached to the frame, wherein the frame consist of a thermoplastic material. A further object of the invention is to fabricate drug-containing T-intrauterine systems (IUS) with the drug incorporated within the entire backbone of the medical device by using 3D printing technique, based on fused deposition modelling (FDM™). Indomethacin was used to prepare drug-loaded poly-caprolactone (PCL)-based filaments with different drug contents 5-40 wt %, namely 5%, 15% and 30% wt %:of Indomethacin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Harri JUKARAINEN, Jyrki PIHLAJA, Savante HOLMBERG, Tuula VALO, Anu-Liisa HONKA, Jenny HOLLAENDER
  • Patent number: 10532025
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for contraception and for reducing menstrual problems and inducing amenorrhea, wherein an intrauterine delivery device is used for the controlled release of a combination of progestogen or a drug having a progestogenic activity and at least one therapeutically active substance capable of preventing or suppressing abnormal and/or irregular endometrial bleeding over a prolonged period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Bayer Oy
    Inventors: Bernd Duesterberg, Manja Ahola, Jyrki Pihlaja, Heikki Lyytikäinen, Harri Jukarainen, Satu Kleemola, Tero Parkatti, Tuula Valo, Ina Gröticke, Bernhard Lindenthal, Ulrike Fuhrmann
  • Publication number: 20180263899
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for contraception and for reducing menstrual problems and inducing amcnorrhca, whcrcin an intrauterine delivery device is used for the controlled release of a combination of progestogen or a drug having a progestogenic activity and at least one therapeutically active substance capable of preventing or suppressing abnormal and/or irregular endometrial bleeding over a prolonged period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Bayer Oy
    Inventors: Bernd Duesterberg, Manja Ahola, Jyrki Pihlaja, Heikki Lyytikäinen, Harri Jukarainen, Satu Kleemola, Tero Parkatti, Tuula Valo, Ina Gröticke, Bernhard Lindenthal, Ulrike Fuhrmann
  • Patent number: 9999592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for contraception and for reducing menstrual problems and inducing amenorrhea, wherein an intrauterine delivery device is used for the controlled release of a combination of progestogen or a drug having a progestogenic activity and at least one therapeutically active substance capable of preventing or suppressing abnormal and/or irregular endometrial bleeding over a prolonged period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Bayer Oy
    Inventors: Bernd Duesterberg, Manja Ahola, Jyrki Pihlaja, Heikki Lyytikäinen, Harri Jukarainen, Satu Kleemola, Tero Parkatti, Tuula Valo, Ina Gröticke, Bernhard Lindenthal, Ulrike Fuhrmann
  • Publication number: 20180008536
    Abstract: The invention is describing an intrauterine delivery system comprising non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) and a progestogenic compound, containing anti-inflammatory active compound in the frame material and that the progestogenic compound is contained in a silicon based reservoir attached to the frame, wherein the frame consist of a thermoplastic material. A further object of the invention is to fabricate drug-containing T-intrauterine systems (I US) with the drug incorporated within the entire backbone of the medical device by using 3D printing technique, based on fused deposition modelling (FDM™). Indomethacin was used to prepare drug-loaded poly-caprolactone (PCL)-based filaments with different drug contents 5-40 wt %, namely 5%, 15% and 30% wt %: of Indomethacin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Harri JUKARAINEN, Jyrki PIHLAJA, Svante HOLMBERG, Tuula VALO, Anu-Liisa HONKA, Jenny HOLLAENDER
  • Publication number: 20170312219
    Abstract: The invention is related to an improved method of contraception, for preventing or suppressing abnormal and/or irregular endometrial bleeding and achieving a rapid induction of amenorrhea by using an intrauterine delivery system comprising controlled release levonorgestrel over a prolonged period of time and at a therapeutic level required for contraception, and a sufficient amount of NSAID capable of suppressing abnormal and/or irregular endometrial bleeding
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Bayer Oy
    Inventors: Bernd Duesterberg, Manja Ahola, Jyrki Pihlaja, Heikki Lyytikäinen, Harri Jukarainen, Satu Kleemola, Tero Parkatti, Tuula Valo, Ina Gröticke, Bernhard Lindenthal, Ulrike Fuhrmann
  • Publication number: 20150119372
    Abstract: The present invention describes intrauterine use of 18-methyl-15?,16?-methylene-19-nor-20-spirox-4-en-3-ones of the general formula (1) wherein R6 and R7 are hydrogen or a methylene group, in the treatment of menorrhagia, of uterine haemorrhages in general, and an intrauterine system for said use, comprising a compound of formula 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Norbert Schmees, Lars Röse, Tuula Valo, Katja Prelle, Reinhard Nubbemeyer, Henriikka Korolainen, Harri Jukarainen
  • Publication number: 20150065472
    Abstract: The present invention describes intrauterine use of 18-methyl-15?,16?-methylene-19-nor-20-spirox-4-en-3-ones of the general formula (1) in contraception and gynaecological treatment, and an intrauterine system comprising compounds of formula 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Norbert Schmees, Lars Röse, Tuula Valo, Katja Prelle, Reinhard Nubbemeyer, Henriikka Korolainen, Harri Jukarainen