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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:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ramachandran S Ranganathan, Princeton, NJ (US);
Michael F Tweedle, Princeton, NJ (US);
Paul W Wedeking, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bracco International B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424944 ; 514424 ; 5142378 ; 514472 ; 514408 ; 514315 ; 514212 ; 548546 ; 548544 ; 548543 ; 548952 ; 544162 ; 549480 ; 549487 ; 546243 ; 540526 ; 540483 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention a novel method and composition for using nonionic contrast media to reduce the risk of clot formation in a diagnostic procedure is disclosed. Novel compositions for such method are also disclosed. The present method comprises employing a triiodinated phenyl contrast agent having a heterocyclic group or a dimeric triiodinated phenyl contrast agent having one or more heterocyclic groups.