Patent number: 5466435
Abstract: Disclosed are contrast agents of the formula ##STR1## wherein Z is H, halo, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, cycloalkyl, lower alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, cyano, where the alkyl and cycloalkyl groups can be substituted with halogen or halo-lower-alkyl groups;R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.25 alkyl, cycloalkyl, ##STR2## or halo-lower-alkyl; each of which may be optionally substituted with halo, fluoro-lower-alkyl, aryl, lower-alkoxy, hydroxy, carboxy, lower-alkoxy carbonyl or lower-alkoxy-carbonyloxy;(CR.sub.1 R.sub.2).sub.p --(CR.sub.3 .dbd.CR.sub.4).sub.m Q, or (CR.sub.1 R.sub.2).sub.p --C.tbd.C--Q;R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently H or lower-alkyl, optionally substituted with halo;x is 1-4;n is 1-4;m is 1-15;p is 1-20; andQ is H, lower-alkyl, lower-alkenyl, lower-alkynyl, lower-alkylene, aryl, or aryl-lower alkyl;in an aqueous, pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising a cellulose derivative.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 4, 1994
Date of Patent:
November 14, 1995
Assignee:
Sterling Winthrop Inc.
Inventors:
Edward J. Baker, Edward R Bacon, Carl R. Illig, Thomas J. Caulfield, Brent D. Douty, Kurt A. Josef, John L. Toner, Robert W. Lee
Patent number: 5316755
Abstract: Disclosed are contrast agents of the formula ##STR1## contained in aqueous compositions and methods for their use in diagnostic radiology of the gastrointestinal tract whereinZ=H, halo, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, cycloalkyl, lower alkoxy, cyano, where the alkyl and cycloalkyl groups can be substituted with halogen or halo-lower-alkyl groups;R=C.sub.1 -C.sub.25 alkyl, cycloalkyl, or halo-lower-alkyl, optionally substituted with halo, fluoro-lower-alkyl, aryl, lower-alkoxy, hydroxy, carboxy, lower-alkoxy carbonyl or lower-alkoxy-carbonyloxy,(CR.sub.1 R.sub.2).sub.p -(CR.sub.3 =CR.sub.4).sub.m Q, or (CR.sub.1 R.sub.2).sub.p -C.ident.C-Q;R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently lower-alkyl, optionally substituted with halo;x is 1-4;n is 1-5;m is 1-15;p is 1-10; andQ is H, lower-alkyl, lower-alkenyl, lower-alkynyl, lower-alkylene, aryl, or aryl-lower alkyl.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 2, 1993
Date of Patent:
May 31, 1994
Assignee:
Sterling Winthrop Inc.
Inventors:
Carl R. Illig, Eugene R. Cooper, John L. Toner, Donald A. Upson, Brent D. Douty, Thomas J. Caulfield, Edward R. Bacon, Kimberly G. Estep, Kurt A. Josef, Shaughnessy Robinson, Paul P. Spara