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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Applicants:
Gerald J. Gleich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Loren W. Hunt, Jr., Athens, GA (US);
Inventors:
Gerald J. Gleich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Loren W. Hunt, Jr., Athens, GA (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K031/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A therapeutic method is provided to treat neutrophil-associated pulmonary diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, by locally administering to a mammal in need of such treatment, an effective amount of a topical anesthetic, such as lidocaine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.