![]() Use by first-responders, firefighters, military.Can be administered earlier, therefore more effective No known side-effects.Treats both carbon monoxide and cyanide poisoning. ![]() Technology statusĬompounds have been synthesized and ex vivo studies, using swine blood, performed. Most importantly, this treatment kit can be easily carried and quickly administered by first-responders, military personnel, or others at the time of injury. Also, due to its higher reactivity it appears that it requires roughly half of the active ingredient than the current formulation and can be infused in about half the time. First, it reacts not only with Cyanide, but also with Carbon Monoxide, which is something that has never been done before. ![]() This product has several distinct advantages over the currently used, FDA approved, form of Hydroxocobalamin (CyanoKit). These reduced compounds are very reactive with oxygen, so the inventors have also developed a novel delivery system using specially formulated IV fluids to prevent it from coming into contact with oxygen in the air or in solution until it has reached the patient’s bloodstream. This technology uses reduced forms of Hydroxocobalamin (Vitamin B12) that react with both CO and cyanide. ![]() This is a new treatment and delivery system that offers an effective antidote for both cyanide and CO poisoning. EMTs or firefighters) and effective at treating both cyanide and CO poisoning. Therefore, a need exists for a pharmaceutical intervention that is easily administered by first-responders (e.g. Furthermore, critical time is lost by having to transport patients to a hospital setting before treatment can begin. In fact, the only current treatment for CO poisoning is Hyperbaric O2 (HBOC) therapy, which requires a large immobile pressure chamber, making it widely unavailable, especially for military applications involving combat situations. Although a commercially available treatment known as Cyanokit exists for treating cyanide poisoning, there are no available treatments that are effective antidotes for both cyanide and CO poisoning. With smoke inhalation victims, CO poisoning often coexists with cyanide poisoning. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning resulting from smoke inhalation is a common cause of serious injury and mortality in fire victims, firefighters and military personnel. ![]()
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