Sedative for use during eye surgery

a sedative and eye surgery technology, applied in the field of pharmaceuticals, can solve the problems of reducing the surgical risk, affecting the patient's eye health, so as to reduce the twitching and fidgeting of patients

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-02-24
CUKROWSKI WALTER J
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[0010]Prior to the eye surgery, the mixture of the sedative and nicotine is injected into the patient in the standard fashion. It has been found, however, t

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Smokers, and particularly heavy smokers, however, have presented a new challenge to eye surgery involving the removal of cataracts and the subsequent implantation of the artificial lens.
It has been discovered that when such patients are sedated by a sedative, such as mida

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[0012]With reference to the drawing, prior to eye surgery of a patient, and especially a patient who is a heavy smoker, a sedative and nicotine are intermixed at step 10. Both the sedative and the nicotine are in liquid form.

[0013]Preferably, the sedative comprises midazolam although other sedatives may alternatively be used without deviation from the scope or spirit of the invention. Furthermore, the ratio of sedative to nicotine in the mixture ranges between 2:1 to 1:2 by volume.

[0014]After the mixture is formed in step 10, the mixture is injected into the patient at step 20. In practice, it has been discovered that the addition of the nicotine to the sedative reduces twitching and fidgeting by the patient, particularly when the patient is a heavy smoker. This, in tam, allows the doctor to perform the eye surgery without the need to perform higher risk medical procedures on the patient prior to the eye surgery.

[0015]Having described my invention, however, many modifications theret...

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Abstract

A drug for sedating a patient, and especially a smoker, during eye surgery. The drug includes a sedative such as midazolam in a mix with nicotine. The mixture is injected into the patient prior to the eye surgery.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 235,470 filed Aug. 20, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]I. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to pharmaceuticals and, more particularly, to an intravenous drug for use prior to eye surgery.[0004]II. Description of Related Art[0005]Eye surgery for the removal of cataracts and the subsequent implantation of an artificial lens, after the cataract has been removed has become an increasingly common surgical procedure. During such procedure, it is necessary that the patient and his or her eye remain perfectly still to allow the proper insertion not only of the surgical tools, but also the artificial lens, during the eye surgery.[0006]Typically, the patient is mildly sedated with a sedative, such as midazolam, which is sold under the trademark Versed®. For many people, sedation by mi...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K31/5517A61K31/465A61P25/20
CPCA61K9/0019A61K31/465A61K31/5517A61K45/06A61K2300/00A61P25/20
Inventor CUKROWSKI, WALTER J.
Owner CUKROWSKI WALTER J
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