CHRISTOPHER C CAPELLI,PHILLIP C PHAN,ALLEN W BURTON
申请号:
IN5471/DELNP/2010
公开号:
IN2010DN05471A
申请日:
2010.07.30
申请国别(地区):
IN
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
The present invention provides methods for reducing pain in a subject in need of such pain reduction by delivering, e.g., intrathecally or epidurally, a volatile anesthetic dissolved in a solution comprising an extractive solvent, e.g., DMSO or NMP, in an amount effective to reduce pain. Chronic or acute pain may be treated, or the anesthetic may be delivered as a regional anesthesia to a subject to anesthetize a portion the subject prior to a surgery. In certain embodiments, isoflurane, halothane, enflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane, methoxyflurane, or mixtures thereof may be used. Dosing regimens including a one-time administration, continuous and/or periodic administration are contemplated.