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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. 12, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edmund C. Metcalfe, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Jo Anna Monteferrante, Raritan Township, NJ (US);
Margaret Newborn, Hamilton Township, NJ (US);
Irene Ropiak, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Ernst Schramm, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Gregory W. White, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Julius P. Zodda, Mercerville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bracco International B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 ;
Abstract
The invention features sincalide formulations that include an effective amount of sincalide, a bulking agent/tonicity adjuster, a stabilizer, a surfactant, a chelator, and a buffer. The invention also features kits and methods for preparing improved sincalide formulations, as well as methods for treating, preventing, and diagnosing gall bladder-related disorders using sincalide formulations.