Patents by Inventor Amanda McRae-McFarlane

Amanda McRae-McFarlane 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).

  • Microcapsules for administration of neuroactive agents
    Patent number: 6565875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric microspheres as injectable, drug-delivery vehicles for use to deliver bioactive agents to sites within the central nervous system, and for the stimulation of nerve fiber growth by implanting such microspheres within the central nervous system of a patient. Microspheres of less than 45 &mgr;m, preferably less than about 20 &mgr;m, and preferably about 0.1 &mgr;m to about 10 &mgr;m in mean diameter according to the present invention are also selectively taken-up and into astrocytes when delivered directly into the nervous tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Southern Research Institute
    Inventors: Thomas R. Tice, David W. Mason, Amanda McRae-McFarlane, Annica Dahlstromm, Deborah L. Dillon
  • Microcapsules for administration of neuroactive agents
    Patent number: 6517859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric microspheres as injectable, drug-delivery vehicles for use to deliver bioactive agents to sites within the central nervous system, and for the stimulation of nerve fiber growth by implanting such microspheres within the central nervous system of a patient. Microspheres of less than 45 &mgr;m, preferably less than about 20 &mgr;m, and preferably about 0.1 &mgr;m to about 10 &mgr;m in mean diameter according to the present invention are also selectively taken-up and into astrocytes when delivered directly into the nervous tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Southern Research Institute
    Inventors: Thomas R. Tice, Deborah L. Dillon, David W. Mason, Amanda McRae-McFarlane, Annica B. Dahlstrom
  • Microcapsules for administration of neuroactive agents
    Publication number: 20020094347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric microspheres as injectable, drug-delivery vehicles for use to deliver bioactive agents to sites within the central nervous system, and for the stimulation of nerve fiber growth by implanting such microspheres within the central nervous system of a patient. Microspheres of less than 45 &mgr;m, preferably less than about 20 &mgr;m, and preferably about 0.1 &mgr;m to about 10 &mgr;m in mean diameter according to the present invention are also selectively taken-up and into astrocytes when delivered directly into the nervous tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas R. Tice, David W. Mason, Amanda McRae-McFarlane, Annica Dahlstromm, Deborah L. Dillon, Ramon Edens
  • Method for stimulating nerve fiber growth
    Patent number: 5360610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric microspheres as injectable, drug-delivery systems for use to deliver bioactive agents to sites within the central nervous system, and for the stimulation of nerve fiber growth by implanting such microspheres within the central nervous system of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Southern Research Institute
    Inventors: Thomas R. Tice, Deborah L. Dillon, David W. Mason, Amanda McRae-McFarlane, Annica B. Dahlstrom