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X-ray contrast compositions containing a barium salt and film-forming materials

US5352434A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 1993
Grant dateOct 4, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB82Y5/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are x-ray contrast compositions for oral or retrograde examination of the gastrointestinal tract comprising a polymeric material capable of forming a coating on the gastrointestinal tract and a barium salt in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and methods for their use in diagnostic radiology of the gastrointestinal tract.

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