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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:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Jason P. Mcdevitt, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Inventor:
Jason P. McDevitt, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/197 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention describes methods and compositions for treating fear of medical procedures comprising administering proglumide to a patient having fear of medical procedures, followed by subjecting the patient to the fear-inducing medical procedure. Representative examples of fear of medical procedures that can be treated according to the methods and compositions described herein include: dental phobia, fear of needles, fear of surgery, and fear of childbirth.