Patent ID: 8466125

Claim:
A medical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a fucan in combination with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, filler, carrier or diluent, wherein the fucan has a sulphate content between 14 to 40% w/w and a total carbohydrate content between 37 to 75% w/w, wherein the carbohydrate comprises each of fucose, galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose and rhamnose; and wherein the fucan comprises a molecular weight distribution wherein the portion from 0 to 5,000 g/mol comprises between 0 to 25% w/w, the portion from 5,000 to 60,000 g/mol comprises between 5 to 38% w/w, the portion from 60,000 to 200,000 g/mol comprises between 10 to 30% w/w, the portion from 200,000 to 1,600,000 g/mol comprises between 8 to 43% w/w, and the portion from more than 1,600,000 g/mol comprises between 1 to 33% w/w.