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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. 06, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jo Klaveness, Oslo, NO;
Arne Berg, Sandvika, NO;
Torsten Almen, Falsterbo, SE;
Klaes Golman, Rungsted Kyst, DK;
Michael Droege, Livermore, CA (US);
S B Yu, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nycomed Imaging AS, , NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-111 ; 424-165 ; 424-91 ; 424-93 ; 424-94 ;
Abstract
The use in diagnostic imaging, in particular X-ray, MRI, ultrasound and scintigraphy, of contrast agents comprising bismuth clusters and/or organic bismuth compounds, and contrast media containing such bismuth compounds. The bismuth compounds are also useful in therapy, in particular as antimicrobial agents and antiulcer agents. Novel bismuth compounds are also disclosed.