Compositions and methods of using the compositions for plaque softening
US10131635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a compound for use in a composition applied to a blood vessel, wherein the compound softens and/or disrupts the crystalline matrix of calcified plaque. Methods of treatment comprising applying the disclosed composition are also disclosed. Plaque-softening compounds are also disclosed.
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