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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:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jo Klaveness, Oslo, NO;
Anne Naevestad, Oslo, NO;
Alan Cuthbertson, Oslo, NO;
Magne Solbakken, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
Nycomed Imaging AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-91 ; 424-95 ; 424-93 ; 424-111 ; 424-165 ; 548240 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a composition of matter of the formula (I): V-L-R where V is a non-peptidic organic group having binding affinity for an endothelin receptor site, L is a linker moiety or a bond, and R is a moiety detectable in in vivo imaging of a human or animal body. This composition of matter may be used to image diseases and disorders, particularly of the cardiovascular system.