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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:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A. Ferrendelli, Houston, TX (US);
Douglas F. Covey, Ballwin, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/140 ; A61K 3/14015 ; A61K 3/1402 ; A61K 3/1445 ; A61K 3/145 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/140 ; A61K 3/14015 ; A61K 3/1402 ; A61K 3/1445 ; A61K 3/145 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to lactam and thiolactam derivatives having useful anesthetic and conscious sedation activity. Particularly useful compounds include the diethyl lactams such as 3,3-diethyl-2-pyrrolidinone. Methods for using these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds are provided.