Peter Z Fong

US Patent:

20100151436, Jun 17, 2010

Filed:

Feb 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/528679

Inventors:

Peter M. Fong - New York NY, US
William Mark Saltzman - New Haven CT, US
Tarek M. Fahmy - New Haven CT, US

International Classification:

A01N 1/02

US Classification:

435 11

Abstract:

Methods for ex vivo administration of drugs to grafts using polymeric micro- and nanoparticles and applications for these methods are described herein. The particles contain encapsulated molecules which are released locally at the site of implantation and function to prevent graft rejection or aid in the proper adaptation of the graft to the host. The disclosed methods may be used to inhibit or reduce hyperplasia and stenosis of vascular grafts or to prevent graft rejection.

US Patent:

20130341223, Dec 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/917804

Inventors:

Peter Fong - Brooklyn NY, US

International Classification:

A61B 7/02

US Classification:

206363

Abstract:

A stethoscope cover having an enclosure with a closed end and an open end. An arrangement (e.g., a circular element) can be located substantially near the closed end can hold a bell of the stethoscope. A V-shaped elastic arrangement can be located at the open end and can extend the enclosure when earpieces of a stethoscope can be pulled apart. A strap can be located at the open and can hold the stethoscope in the enclosure.