Diagnostic/therapeutic agents having microbubbles coupled to one or more vectors

US6261537A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• NYCOMED IMAGING AS · NO

Inventors

• Jo Klaveness · Oslo, NO
• Pal Rongved · Oslo, NO
• Anders H.o slashed.gset · Oslo, NO
• Helge Tolleshaug · Oslo, NO
• Anne N.ae butted.vestad · Oslo, NO
• Halldis Hellebust · Oslo, NO
• Lars Hoff · Oslo, NO
• Alan Cuthbertson · San Jose, US
• Dagfinn L.o slashed.vhaug · Oslo, NO
• Magne Solbakken · Oslo, NO

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 29, 1997
• Grant date: Jul 17, 2001
• Expiry date: Oct 29, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S977/928
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Targetable diagnostic and/or therapeutically active agents, e.g. ultrasound contrast agents, having reporters comprising gas-filled microbubbles stabilised by monolayers of film-forming surfactants, the reporter being coupled or linked to at least one vector.