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Treatment of Bronchial Asthma with Inhaled Lidocaine

Reference #:

1992-081

Inventors/Contributors

Gerald J. Gleich, M.D., Loren W. Hunt Jr., M.D., Tsukasa Ohnishi, M.D.

Description

A novel treatment for bronchial asthma.This therapy is based on the ability of lidocaine to block the activity of cytokines active in the inflammatory process of asthma and other eosinophil-related diseases. This treatment has been evaluated in clinical studies.

Patent Status

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U.S. Patent Number 5,510,339
Issued April 23, 1996

U.S. Patent Number 5,631,267
Issued May 20, 1997

Australia Patent Number 685777
Issued May 14, 1998

Europe Patent Number 0682514
Issued September 12, 2001

Canada Patent Number 2,155,200
Issued December 19, 2006

Contact

Nathan L. Stacy, Licensing Manager
stacy.nathan@mayo.edu

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Office of Technology Commercialization
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Rochester, MN 55905

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