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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:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alvaro H Skupin, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
Aegis Technology, Inc., Wickford, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 45 ; 514393 ; 514398 ; 514399 ; 514401 ; 514402 ; 514826 ; 514851 ;
Abstract
A method of using an imidazoline compound, which is a vasodilator and an alpha-adrenergic blocking agent, for the treatment of symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), including cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, or COPD where it is associated with asthma, comprises administering the imidazoline to a patient by inhalation. Preferably, the imidazoline compound employed is tolazoline. The presentation of an imidazoline compound in a device for the administration of an aerosol is disclosed.