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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Hyloris Developments SA, Liège, BE;
Inventor:
John Somberg, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hyloris Developments SA, Liege, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/18 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/361 (2021.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/18 (2013.01); A61B 5/361 (2021.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention involves a novel method of converting atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter (AFL) in a patient presenting with highly symptomatic AF or AFL by administering at least a loading dose of dofetilide intravenously, or if that fails cardioversion and a maintenance infusion followed by a switch to chronic oral dosing.