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Patent No.:

US 9782333 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 21, 2015
Applicant:

Chattem Inc., Chattanooga, TN (US);

Inventors:

Honorio Velasco Obias, Ooltewah, TN (US);

Shane Christian Smith, Ooltewah, TN (US);

Thomas Karl Knopp, Signal Mountain, TN (US);

Sarah Elizabeth Torgeson, Chattanooga, TN (US);

Ryan Christopher Orr, Chattanooga, TN (US);

Sherry Lynn McGraw, Chattanooga, TN (US);

Assignee:

CHATTEM INC., Chattanooga, TN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/49 (2006.01); A61K 8/25 (2006.01); A61K 8/55 (2006.01); A61K 8/97 (2017.01); A61K 8/21 (2006.01); A61K 8/60 (2006.01); A61K 8/34 (2006.01); A61K 8/42 (2006.01); A61Q 11/00 (2006.01); A61K 8/81 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/34 (2013.01); A61K 8/347 (2013.01); A61K 8/42 (2013.01); A61K 8/8147 (2013.01); A61Q 11/00 (2013.01); A61K 2800/5922 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention discloses an oral composition comprising a combination of salivating agents and gum sensates in an orally acceptable carrier useful in treating and/or alleviating the symptoms associated with xerostomia. Additional components common in oral compositions may also be used, in order to potentiate the effect. Such components may be chosen among humectants, mucoadhesive polymers, water retention agents, antioxidants, antimicrobials, breath fresheners.


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Obias, Honorio. (2017). Oral composition for xerostomia (U.S. Patent No. 9782333). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9782333

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