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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. 08, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin C Carey, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424641 ; 514494 ;
Abstract
Methods and compositions for removing bilirubin from the gastrointestinal tract are described. The compositions contain a zinc salt in a form that is insoluble in the gastrointestinal tract. The methods and compositions are useful for treating patients that have disorders associated with an elevated concentration of bilirubin including, for example, gallstone related disorders.