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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:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C Boucher, Jr, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Monroe Jackson Stutts, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 45 ; 424 46 ; 514851 ;
Abstract
Methods of hydrating lung mucous secretions in the lungs of a subject are disclosed. The methods involve administering benzamil or phenamil to the lungs of the subject in an amount effective to hydrate lung mucous secretions. The administering step is preferably carried out by inhalation administration. The method is useful in the treatment of diseases such as cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis.