FluoroPharma Medical, Inc. (FPMI) Obtains US Patent for Imaging Cardiovascular Plaque using FDG
FluoroPharma, Inc. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 7,438,891, covering methods of imaging cardiovascular plaque formation using F18 labeled 2-fluorodeoxy-D-glucose (FDG). This patent, exclusively licensed from the Massachusetts General Hospital, provides FluoroPharma with additional patent claims that cover imaging of atherosclerotic plaque inflammation and rupture. "The use of 18F-FDG PET for imaging atherosclerosis, for tracking inflammation within plaque and for monitoring the response to drug therapy is promising and should be part of future diagnostic armament," said Dr. David Elmaleh, FluoroPharma founder and Chief Scientific Advisor. "Molecular imaging of the inflammatory status…