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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:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
John F Hartmann, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07F / ; C07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 81 ; 514 82 ; 544337 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to compositions, methods and kits for treating areas of H. pylori infection in the GI tract. The active ingredient is an antibiotic-bisphosphonate adduct wherein the antibiotic is selected for its ability to eradicate H. pylori. Other components include a salt of a divalent cation that is insolubilized in vivo at alkaline pH, and optionally a substrate from which the enzyme urease liberates NH.sub.3.