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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:
Sep. 18, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert A Gatenby, Wynnewood, PA (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Bioscience, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 20 ; 128665 ; 604 49 ; 606 10 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed toward methods for the reduction of the severity of symptoms resulting from tumors, such as pain induced by the pressure exerted on a nerve by the tumor mass. Additionally, methods for the reduction of tumor size are also contemplated.