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Anesthetic composition and method of using the same

US4762856A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 2, 1987
Grant dateAug 9, 1988
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P23/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an anestesia inducing composition comprising a mixture of oxygen gas and an anesthesia inducing effective amount of a compound 2-(difluoromethoxy)-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane having the formula ##STR1## The present invention is also directed to methods of inducing and/or maintaining anesthesia by administering the composition in sufficient amounts to warm blooded animals.

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