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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:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yun-Ming Wang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Gin-Chung Liu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chien-Hsun Lee, Ilan Hsien, TW;
Reu-Sheng Sheu, Tainan, TW;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 5/00 ; C07F 1/100 ; C07C / ; A61B 5/055 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 5/00 ; C07F 1/100 ; C07C / ; A61B 5/055 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a triaminepentaacetic acid compound which can be used as a ligand to coordinate to a metal ion to form a paramagnetic metal complex. The paramagnetic metal complex of the present invention can be used as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).