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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. 18, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Warren M Zapol, Concord, MA (US);
Kenneth D Bloch, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424718 ; 514822 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are methods of treating, inhibiting or preventing vascular thrombosis or arterial restenosis in a mammal. The disclosed methods include causing the mammal to inhale a therapeutically-effective concentration of gaseous nitric oxide (NO). Also disclosed are methods that include the administration of the following types of agents in conjunction with inhaled nitric oxide: compounds that potentiate the beneficial effects of inhaled nitric oxide, and antithrombotic agents that complement or supplement the beneficial effects of inhaled nitric oxide.