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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Gerald Horn, Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gerald Horn, Deerfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Alpha Synergy Development, Inc., Dana Point, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/495 (2006.01); A61K 31/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention generally relates to anesthetic compositions comprising low doses of a selective a-2 adrenergic receptor agonists in combination with anesthetic agents. The invention also relates to methods of using these compositions; in particular, the use of these compositions in humans to enhance the efficacy of a local peripheral anesthetic injection. The compositions and the methods are particularly useful in regional block anesthetic injections, and more particularly, in dental anesthetic injections.