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Method of inhibiting snoring and obstructive sleep apnea
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-04-26
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Granted: 1985-11-05
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Expires: 2004-04-26
Abstract
Abstract Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea are relieved in most instances by administering an effective dose of a muscle relaxant that acts at the spinal or supra-spinal level. A presently preferred drug is orphenadrine citrate.
Inventors
- 👤 George W. Schossow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 08:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/33; A61K31/395; A61K31/41; A61K31/42; A61K31/13; A61K31/135; A61K31/185; A61K31/19; A61K31/195; A61K31/435; A61K31/47; A61K31/49
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
26 words
A method of inhibiting or preventing snoring and associated obstructive sleep apnea comprising administering to a person displaying such symptoms an effective amount of orphenadrine citrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
26 words
A method of inhibiting or preventing snoring and associated obstructive sleep apnea comprising administering to a person displaying such symptoms an effective amount of orphenadrine citrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the muscle relaxant is administered in an amount of about 50-300 mg prior to the patient's retiring.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of inhibiting or preventing snoring and associated abstructive sleep apnea comprising administering to a person displaying such symptoms an effective amount of muscle relaxant acting at the spinal or supra-spinal level and selected from the class consisting of orphenadrine, orphenadrine citrate, 4-amino-3(p-chlorophenyl butyric acid), quinine sulfate and 5-chloro benzoxazolinone.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of inhibiting or preventing snoring and associated abstructive sleep apnea comprising administering to a person displaying such symptoms an effective amount of muscle relaxant acting at the spinal or supra-spinal level and selected from the class consisting of orphenadrine, orphenadrine citrate, 4-amino-3(p-chlorophenyl butyric acid), quinine sulfate and 5-chloro benzoxazolinone.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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