Patents by Inventor Eija Kalso

Eija Kalso has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Use of substituted imidazoles
    Patent number: 5091402
    Abstract: This invention relates to local epidural or intraspinal use of compounds of the formula: ##STR1## where X is H or CH.sub.3 and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which can be the same or different, are each H or CH.sub.3 and their stereoisomers and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Especially useful are the compounds known under the generic names medetomidine ((.+-.)-4-[1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole), dexmedetomidine (+)-4-[1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole and detomidine 4-(2,3-dimethylbenzyl)-1H-imidazole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Orion-Yhtyma OY
    Inventors: Eija Kalso, Risto Lammintausta