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US 12,312,295 B1Granted
Chemical compound that binds to nerves while permitting detection via computed tomography or x-ray
OwnerJames Edward McCarthyinventor
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Abstract
A chemical compound that binds to nerves and provides for visualization of the nerves using computed tomography or x-ray may include at least two iodo groups bonded to a local anesthetic with an aromatic functional group/benzene ring, wherein the local anesthetic is capable of binding to a nerve. The chemical compound may have the chemical structure C6H2IxR, wherein x is 2 or 3; R is an amino group or NHR1; and R1 is an amide group, such as —CON(CH2CH3)2.
Claims1
A method for imaging nerves using computed tomography or x-ray, the method comprising:
- administering, to a patient in need, a therapeutically effective dosage of a compound that binds to the nerves and provides for imaging of the nerves, wherein the compound is selected from
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