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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. 30, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred J Lewy, Portland, OR (US);
Robert L Sack, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514415 ; 514416 ; 514418 ; 514419 ; 548491 ; 548494 ; 548495 ; 548496 ;
Abstract
A method for treating circadian rhythm phase disorders is described. The invention provides methods to specifically advance or delay the phase of certain circadian rhythms in humans. The disclosed methods relate to the administration of melatonin at times determined with relation to the time of dim light endogenous melatonin onset. Embodiments capable of alleviating the effects of jet lag, winter depression and shiftwork sleep disturbance are provided.