SYNTHETIC BLOOD INTL. GETS FIVE NEW PATENTS.Synthetic Blood International Inc. (SYBD)(OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SYBD), Kettering, Ohio Kettering is a city in Greene and Montgomery Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb of nearby Dayton. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 57,502. The city incorporated in 1955 from the former Van Buren Township and is named for inventor Charles F. , has announced that the company's patent portfolio grew more in the last 18 months than at any other time in the company's 10-year history. Within the last 18 months, the company has had 5 new patents issued in the U.S. and Australia. The five patents include two issued in the U.S. for the company's implantable glucose biosensor A device that detects and analyzes body movement, temperature or fluids and turns it into an electronic signal. See lab on a chip and data glove. Biosensor and three for the company's perfluorocarbon-based products, including a U.S. patent for improved perfluorocarbons for biological gas exchange. "We have been very pleased with the progress made by Dr. Leland Clark, Dr. Elmo Blubaugh and other company scientists that has resulted in a significant increase in our patent portfolio," said Robert Nicora SYBD president. "Our portfolio, which now contains a total of 18 issued patents, two submitted applications and several applications in preparation, provides support for our plans to move into disease-specific, proof-of-principle animal studies in the next few months." SYBD currently is developing three products: Oxycyte(TM), a perfluorocarbon-based blood substitute and therapeutic oxygen carrier; Fluorovent(TM), a perfluorocarbon liquid ventilation product; and an implantable glucose biosensor for continuous monitoring of blood glucose levels blood glucose level, n level of glu-cose in the bloodstream, normally about 70 to 115 mg/dL after fasting overnight. Higher levels may indicate diseases such as diabetes mellitus. in diabetics. Synthetic Blood International is located in Kettering, Ohio, with West Coast offices and laboratories in Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif. The company's stock is traded on the OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). Electronic Bulletin Board, symbol SYBD. The company's Web site is http://www.sybd.com and e-mail address is sybd@siscom.net. For more information, call 800/809-6054. |
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