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US 10,828,436 B2Granted
Administering the noble gas argon during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
AssigneesVanderbilt University, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
InventorsMatthias L. Riess, Demetris Yannopoulos, Tom P. Aufderheide
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Abstract
Method of treating an individual following a period of ischemia are provided. The methods include administering inhaled agents postconditioning to the individual and optionally simultaneously performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The inhaled agents include at least one noble gas.
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A method of treating an individual following a period of ischemia, the method comprising:
- administering inhaled agent postconditioning, the inhaled agent comprising at least one non-anesthetic noble gas;
- and
- performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation simultaneously with the step of administering inhaled agent postconditioning;
- wherein the inhaled agent does not include any volatile anesthetics;
- and
- wherein the inhaled agent includes at least 50% of the at least one non-anesthetic noble gas.
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A method to reduce injury of cells after a period of ischemia the method comprising:
- administering non-anesthetic inhaled agent postconditioning;
- and
- performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation simultaneously with the step of administering non-anesthetic inhaled agent postconditioning;
- wherein the inhaled agent comprises at least one non-anesthetic noble gas;
- wherein the inhaled agent includes at least 50% of the at least one non-anesthetic noble gas;
- and
- wherein the inhaled agent does not include any volatile anesthetics.
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A method performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation to an individual comprising:
- repeatedly compressing the individual's chest, wherein the chest is compressed during a compression phase followed by a decompression or relaxation phase;
- and
- simultaneously with the compressing step, administering non-anesthetic inhaled agent postconditioning to the individual receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
- wherein the inhaled agent comprises at least one non-anesthetic noble gas;
- and
- wherein the inhaled agent includes at least 50% of the at least one non-anesthetic noble gas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.