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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:
May. 18, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry K Keefer, Bethesda, MD (US);
David A Wink, Frederick, MD (US);
Tambra M Dunams, Frederick, MD (US);
Joseph A Hrabie, Frederick, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514647 ; 514649 ; 514929 ;
Abstract
This invention concerns antihypertensive compositions and a method of lowering blood pressure in mammals. The active component of the compositions is a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein J is an organic or inorganic moiety, M.sup.+x is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation and the compound decomposes under physiological conditions to release nitric oxide (NO).