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Method of treating burns
Assignee: Emory University
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Filing: 1990-05-04
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Granted: 1991-07-16
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Expires: 2010-05-04
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a method for treating burns. The method includes injecting an effective amount of a surface-active copolymer into a human or animal with a burn. The surface-active copolymer can be an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide condensation product with the following general formula: HO(C2H4O)b(C3H6O)a(C2H4O)bH where a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C3H6O) has a molecular weight of approximately 950 to 4000, preferably approximately 1200 to 3500, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C2H4O) constitutes approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the compound.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Hunter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-10-25 15:59
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/74; A61K31/765; A01; A01N; A01N1/00; A01N1/10; A01N1/12; A01N1/122; A01N1/126; A61K38/00; A61K38/16; A61K38/164; A61K38/166; A61K38/43; A61K38/44; A61K38/446; A61K38/46; A61K38/48; A61K38/49; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A method for treating burns in a human or animal comprising the step of injecting into the human or animal with the burn a solution with an effective concentration of a surface-active copolymer with the following general formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O)C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight of between approximately 950 to 4000, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes between approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
101 words
A method for treating burns in a human or animal comprising the step of injecting into the human or animal with the burn a solution with an effective concentration of a surface-active copolymer with the following general formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O)C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight of between approximately 950 to 4000, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes between approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the surface-active copolymer has the following formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight of between approximately 1200 to 3500, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes between approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the surface-active copolymer has the following formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein the molecular weight of the hydrophobe (C 3 H 6 O) is approximately 1750 and the total molecular weight of the compound is approximately 8400.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for treating burns in a human or animal comprising the step of injecting intravenously into the human or animal with the burn a solution with an effective concentration of a surface-active copolymer with the following general formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight of between approximately 950 to 4000, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes between approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for treating burns in a human or animal comprising the step of injecting intravenously into the human or animal with the burn a solution with an effective concentration of a surface-active copolymer with the following general formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight of between approximately 950 to 4000, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes between approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the surface-active copolymer has the following formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight of between approximately 1200 to 3500, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes between approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the surface-active copolymer has the following formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein the molecular weight of the hydrophobe (C 3 H 6 O) is approximately 1750 and the total molecular weight of the compound is approximately 8400.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for treating burns in a human or animal comprising the step of injecting intramuscularly into the human or animal with the burn a solution with an effective concentration of a surface-active copolymer with the following general formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight of between approximately 950 to 4000, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes between approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for treating burns in a human or animal comprising the step of injecting intramuscularly into the human or animal with the burn a solution with an effective concentration of a surface-active copolymer with the following general formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight of between approximately 950 to 4000, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes between approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the surface-active copolymer has the following formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight of between approximately 1200 to 3500, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes between approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the copolymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the surface-active copolymer has the following formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b H wherein the molecular weight of the hydrophobe (C 3 H 6 O) is approximately 1750 and the total molecular weight of the compound is approximately 8400.
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