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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin W Adler, Dresher, PA (US);
Ellen B Geller, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5142248 ; 514282 ; 514408 ; 514409 ; 5142255 ; 5142258 ;
Abstract
A combination of drugs including a kappa opioid receptor agonist and a dopamine receptor blocker or dopamine receptor agonist provides a synergistic effect in inducing hypothermia and/or poikilothermia in humans and animals. Hypothermia as much as 10.degree. C. at an ambient temperature of 20.degree. C. is possible, with complete recovery and few, if any, side effects.