Green Cross assigned U.S. patent 4,530,926 Perfluorotricyclic amines as oxygen carriers patents.uspto.gov
Green Cross is the parent company of Alpha Therapeutics. Dr. Drees was President/CEO of Alpha Therapeutics for several years, during which time FDA approval to Alpha for U.S. patent 4,252,827 was achieved.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A novel compound of the formula, ##STR1## wherein k, j, l and m are zero or an integer of from 1 to 3, and n is an integer of from 1 to 3, the rings A, B and C being optionally substituted with at least one trifluoromethyl group, prepared by reacting the corresponding perhydro compound with fluorine is useful as a material capable of carrying oxygen in an aqueous emulsion for lifesaving a patient suffering from massive hemorrhage and for preserving internal organs in transplantation.
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