NOVEL ACOUSTICALLY ACTIVE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS
    36.
    发明公开
    NOVEL ACOUSTICALLY ACTIVE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS 失效
    行政活性药物新颖的系统BY声方法来

    公开(公告)号:EP0981333A1

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-01

    申请号:EP98926033.6

    申请日:1998-05-12

    Inventor: UNGER, Evan, C.

    Abstract: The present invention is directed to targeted therapeutic delivery systems comprising a gas or gaseous precursor filled microsphere wherein said gas or gaseous precursor filled microsphere comprises an oil, a surfactant, and a therapeutic compound. Methods of preparing the targeted therapeutic delivery systems are also embodied by the present invention which comprise processing a solution comprising an oil and a surfactant in the presence of a gaseous precursor, at a temperature below the gel to liquid crystalline phase transition temperature of the surfactant to form gas or gaseous precursor filled microsphere, and adding to said microspheres a therapeutic compound resulting in a targeted therapeutic delivery system, wherein said processing is selected from the group consisting of controlled agitation, controlled drying, and a combination thereof.

    IMPROVED METHODS FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INVOLVING THE USE OF A CONTRAST AGENT AND A CORONARY VASODILATOR
    38.
    发明授权
    IMPROVED METHODS FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INVOLVING THE USE OF A CONTRAST AGENT AND A CORONARY VASODILATOR 失效
    用于诊断成像方法的改进使用造影剂和冠状动脉扩张剂

    公开(公告)号:EP1017425B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-17

    申请号:EP97938609.1

    申请日:1997-08-26

    Inventor: UNGER, Evan, C.

    CPC classification number: A61B5/411 A61B5/201 A61K49/223 A61K49/227

    Abstract: Improved method for providing an image of an internal region of a patient, especially the cardiovascular region. Embodiments of the invention involve the administration to the patient of a contrast agent which comprises a vesicle composition comprising lipid or polymer vesicles and a gas or gaseous precursor, in combinationwith a coronary vasodilator. The patient is scanned using diagnostic imaging, such as ultrasound, to obtain a visible image of the region. The methods are particularly useful for diagnosing the presence of diseased tissue in the cardiovascular region of a patient, as well as for measuring blood flow in the cardiovascular region of a patient.

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