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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:
Nov. 14, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Mentzer, Jr, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Stephen W Ely, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Robert D Lasley, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Robert M Berne, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
University of Virginia Alumnia Patents Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 46 ; 514 45 ; 514921 ; 536 24 ; 536 26 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an improved cardioplegic solution for reducing ischemic damage to the heart during operations and/or transplantation. The invented solution contains adenosine, hypoxanthine and ribose in addition to the electrolytes contained in standard cardioplegic solutions.