Prospective Grant of Exclusive License; Devices for Clearing Mucus From Endotracheal Tubes, 36557 [2011-15480]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 22, 2011 / Notices Government of the United States of America. The prospective exclusive license territory may be worldwide, and the field of use may be limited to: The use of ulipristal acetate for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. DATES: Only written comments and/or applications for a license which are received by the NIH Office of Technology Transfer on or before July 22, 2011 will be considered. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the patent application, inquiries, comments, and other materials relating to the contemplated exclusive license should be directed to: Patrick P. McCue, PhD, Licensing and Patenting Manager, Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville, MD 20852–3804; Telephone: (301) 435– 5560; Facsimile: (301) 402–0220; E-mail: mccuepat@mail.nih.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This invention concerns methods for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids using a selective progesterone receptor modulator compound, ulipristal acetate (a.k.a. CDB–2914). Ulipristal acetate reversibly binds the progesterone receptor with high affinity and little or no anti-glucocorticoid activity. Proposed clinical indications for ulipristal acetate include emergency/ daily contraception, treatment of uterine fibroids, endometriosis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and cancer. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless the NIH receives written evidence and argument that establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404.7 within thirty (30) days from the date of this published notice. Applications for a license in the field of use filed in response to this notice will be treated as objections to the grant of the contemplated exclusive license. Comments and objections submitted to this notice will not be made available for public inspection and, to the extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Dated: June 15, 2011. Richard U. Rodriguez, Director, Division of Technology Development & Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2011–15486 Filed 6–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Jun 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Prospective Grant of Exclusive License; Devices for Clearing Mucus From Endotracheal Tubes National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the grant of a worldwide exclusive license, to practice the invention embodied in: HHS Ref. No. E–074–2005/0 ‘‘Mucus Slurping Endotracheal Tube’’; U.S. Patent 7,503,328 to Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of California having its headquarters in Petaluma, California. The United States of America is the assignee of the rights of the above inventions. The contemplated exclusive license may be granted in a field of use limited to devices for clearing mucus from endotracheal tubes. DATES: Only written comments and/or applications for a license received by the NIH Office of Technology Transfer on or before July 22, 2011 will be considered. SUMMARY: Requests for a copy of the patent application, inquiries, comments and other materials relating to the contemplated license should be directed to: Michael A. Shmilovich, Esq., Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville, MD 20852–3804; Telephone: (301) 435– 5019; Facsimile: (301) 402–0220; E-mail: shmilovm@mail.nih.gov. A signed confidentiality nondisclosure agreement will be required to receive copies of any patent applications that have not been published or issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the World Intellectual Property Organization. ADDRESSES: The patent intended for licensure covers a mucus slurping device used to remove mucus before it reaches the tip of the endotracheal tube (ETT). A continuous aspiration endotracheal tube for subglottic secretions is fitted at its distal-most tip with a molded, hollow, concentric plastic ring with 3–4 (or more) small (less than l mm in diameter) suction ports, the latter positioned in the most dependent part of the ETT. A SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36557 suction line is extended to the tip of the ETT and suction was activated for approximately half of a second, synchronized to the early part of expiration; and repeated once a minute, or as desired. Studies involving intubated sheep showed that all mucus was cleared from test animal and that mucus samples collected showed no infections that typically put patients at risk for ventilator associated pneumonia. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within thirty (30) days from the date of this published notice, NIH receives written evidence and argument that establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Properly filed competing applications for a license filed in response to this notice will be treated as objections to the contemplated license. Comments and objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made available for public inspection, and, to the extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Dated: June 14, 2011. Richard U. Rodriguez, Director, Division of Technology Development and Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 36557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15480]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Prospective Grant of Exclusive License; Devices for Clearing 
Mucus From Endotracheal Tubes

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 
CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the 
grant of a worldwide exclusive license, to practice the invention 
embodied in: HHS Ref. No. E-074-2005/0 ``Mucus Slurping Endotracheal 
Tube''; U.S. Patent 7,503,328 to Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc., a 
company incorporated under the laws of the State of California having 
its headquarters in Petaluma, California. The United States of America 
is the assignee of the rights of the above inventions. The contemplated 
exclusive license may be granted in a field of use limited to devices 
for clearing mucus from endotracheal tubes.

DATES: Only written comments and/or applications for a license received 
by the NIH Office of Technology Transfer on or before July 22, 2011 
will be considered.

ADDRESSES: Requests for a copy of the patent application, inquiries, 
comments and other materials relating to the contemplated license 
should be directed to: Michael A. Shmilovich, Esq., Office of 
Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive 
Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville, MD 20852-3804; Telephone: (301) 435-
5019; Facsimile: (301) 402-0220; E-mail: shmilovm@mail.nih.gov. A 
signed confidentiality nondisclosure agreement will be required to 
receive copies of any patent applications that have not been published 
or issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the World 
Intellectual Property Organization.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The patent intended for licensure covers a 
mucus slurping device used to remove mucus before it reaches the tip of 
the endotracheal tube (ETT). A continuous aspiration endotracheal tube 
for subglottic secretions is fitted at its distal-most tip with a 
molded, hollow, concentric plastic ring with 3-4 (or more) small (less 
than l mm in diameter) suction ports, the latter positioned in the most 
dependent part of the ETT. A suction line is extended to the tip of the 
ETT and suction was activated for approximately half of a second, 
synchronized to the early part of expiration; and repeated once a 
minute, or as desired. Studies involving intubated sheep showed that 
all mucus was cleared from test animal and that mucus samples collected 
showed no infections that typically put patients at risk for ventilator 
associated pneumonia.
    The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will 
comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. 
The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within thirty 
(30) days from the date of this published notice, NIH receives written 
evidence and argument that establishes that the grant of the license 
would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 
CFR 404.7.
    Properly filed competing applications for a license filed in 
response to this notice will be treated as objections to the 
contemplated license. Comments and objections submitted in response to 
this notice will not be made available for public inspection, and, to 
the extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of 
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.

    Dated: June 14, 2011.
Richard U. Rodriguez,
Director, Division of Technology Development and Transfer, Office of 
Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-15480 Filed 6-21-11; 8:45 am]
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