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US 9,381,212 · App. 14/593,085 · Granted Jul 5, 2016

Methods of using inhaled nitric oxide gas for treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome in children

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Patent No.
US 9,381,212
App. No.
14/593,085
Granted
Jul 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in children using dosing of nitric oxide at low concentrations, such as less than 10 ppm.

Claims (12)

1. A method of treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in children comprising administering a gas comprising nitric oxide (NO) to a child in need thereof at a dose in the range from about 2 ppm to about 6 ppm NO, wherein NO is administered for a treatment period of at least 2 days and wherein the child is not subjected to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during NO administration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein NO is administered at a dose of about 5 ppm.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein NO is administered for a treatment period of up to 28 days.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein NO is administered for a treatment period in the range from 2 days to 2 months.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein NO is administered during only a portion of inspiration.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein NO is not administered during the second half of inspiration.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the child is less than 16 years old.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein administration of NO increases the number of days that the child is alive and ventilator-free at 28 days after the start of NO administration.

9. A method of increasing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-free (ECMO-free) survival in children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or at risk of developing ARDS, the method comprising administering a gas comprising nitric oxide (NO) to a child in need thereof at a dose in the range from about 2 ppm to about 6 ppm NO, wherein NO is administered for a treatment period of at least 2 days and wherein the child is not subjected to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during NO administration.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein NO is administered at a dose of about 5 ppm.

11. A method of increasing the number of ventilator-free days in children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or at risk of developing ARDS, the method comprising administering a gas comprising nitric oxide (NO) to a child in need thereof at a dose in the range from about 2 ppm to about 6 ppm NO, wherein NO is administered for a treatment period of at least 2 days and wherein the child is not subjected to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during NO administration.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein NO is administered at a dose of about 5 ppm.

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