US 7,504,113 B2
Heparin-like compounds, their preparation and use to prevent arterial thrombosis associated with vascular injury and interventions
Riitta Lassila, Espoo (Finland); Petri Kovanen, Espoo (Finland); and Ken Lindstedt, Helsinki (Finland)
Assigned to Jenny Ja Antti Wihurin Rahasto, Helsinki (Finland)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/826,668.
Application 10/418095 is a division of application No. 09/230097, abandoned, previously published as PCT/FI98/00925, filed on Nov. 25, 1998.
Application 11/826668 is a continuation of application No. 10/418095, filed on Apr. 18, 2003, granted, now 7,314,860.
Claims priority of application No. 974321 (FI), filed on Nov. 25, 1997.
Prior Publication US 2008/0014239 A1, Jan. 17, 2008
Int. Cl. A61F 2/04 (2006.01); A61K 31/726 (2006.01); A61P 7/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 424—422  [514/8; 514/56; 536/21] 18 Claims
 
1. A heparin-like compound for inhibiting collagen induced platelet aggregation associated with vascular or microvascular injuries and/or interventions, wherein:
the heparin-like compound comprises several heparin glycosaminoglycan molecules connected to a globular core molecule;
the heparin glycosaminoglycan molecules are multiple heparin molecules comprising several end-to-side connected glycosaminoglycan units or several end-to-side and end-to-end connected glycosaminoglycan units; and
the heparin-like compound provides inhibition of collagen-induced platelet aggregation with preserved platelet adhesion on collagen in flowing blood.