Use of levobupivacaine as an anesthetic agent
US5849763A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/445
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Levobupivacaine ((S)-1-butyl-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-piperidinecarboxamide) is useful as an anesthetic, particularly in a patient who is CNS-compromised or predisposed to CNS side-effects. It is also useful as an anesthetic in obstetrics.
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