IP Library Granted Patent US 9,339,498
Granted Patent B2
US 9,339,498 · App. 14/644,602 · Granted May 17, 2016

Sedating and immobilizing non-domesticated mammals

Inventors: Lisa L. Wolfe (Fort Collins, CO); Michael W. Miller (Fort Collins, CO); William R. Lance (Fort Collins, CO); David K. Smith (Windsor, CO)
Assignee: Wildlife Laboratories, Inc.
A61K31/485A61K9/0019A61K31/4174A61K31/496
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Patent No.
US 9,339,498
App. No.
14/644,602
Granted
May 17, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Non-domesticated mammalian animals are sedated and immobilized by injecting an effective amount of pharmaceutically effective combination of nalbuphine hydrochloride and medetomidine hydrochloride into the animal from a dart. Azaperone tartrate may also be included, if desired.

Claims (6)

1. An injectable agent for sedating and immobilizing non-domesticated mammalian animals comprising a pharmaceutically effective combination of nalbuphine hydrochloride and medetomidine hydrochloride, wherein the combination is a liquid solution and the approximate relative weight ratio relationship of the pharmaceutically effective ingredients is 14-55 mg/ml of nalbuphine hydrochloride and 5-22 mg/ml of medetomidine hydrochloride.

2. An agent as defined in claim 1 , wherein the approximate relative weight ratio relationship of the pharmaceutically effective ingredients is 40 mg/ml of nalbuphine hydrochloride and 10 mg/ml of medetomidine hydrochloride.

3. An agent as defined in claim 1 , wherein the combination further includes azaperone tartrate.

4. An agent as defined in claim 3 , wherein the relative weight ratio relationship of the pharmaceutically effective ingredients is 14-55 mg/ml of nalbuphine hydrochloride, 5-22 mg/ml of azaperone tartrate and 5-22 mg/ml of medetomidine hydrochloride.

5. An agent as defined in claim 3 , wherein the approximate relative weight ratio relationship of the pharmaceutically effective ingredients is 40 mg/ml of nalbuphine hydrochloride, 10 mg/ml of medetomidine hydrochloride and 10 mg/ml of azaperone tartrate.

6. An agent as defined in claim 4 , wherein an effective amount of the liquid solution is no more than 3 milliliters.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2025
From: NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH
To: WEDGEWOOD PHARMACY, LLC (F/K/A WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE PHARMACY, LLC); WILDLIFE LABORATORIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 073309/0637 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2025
From: NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH
To: WEDGEWOOD PHARMACY, LLC (F/K/A WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE PHARMACY, LLC); WILDLIFE LABORATORIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 073309/0617 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2025
From: WILDLIFE LABORATORIES, LLC; WEDGEWOOD PHARMACY LLC; SR VETERINARY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: TCG SENIOR FUNDING, L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 073307/0883 →
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT R/F 055804/0377 Recorded Jul 8, 2025
From: MACQUARIE CAPITAL FUNDING LLC
To: NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 071842/0563 →
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT R/F 055804/0396 Recorded Jul 8, 2025
From: MACQUARIE CAPITAL FUNDING LLC
To: NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 071842/0569 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2025
From: WILDLIFE LABORATORIES, LLC
To: SR VETERINARY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 070195/0881 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2021
From: MARANON CAPITAL, L.P.
To: WILDLIFE LABORATORIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 055856/0841 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2021
From: WILDLIFE LABORATORIES, LLC
To: MACQUARIE CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055804/0377 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2021
From: WILDLIFE LABORATORIES, LLC
To: MARANON CAPITAL, L.P., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 055628/0552 →
ENTITY CONVERSION AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 20, 2020
From: WILDLIFE LABORATORIES, INCORPORATED
To: WILDLIFE LABORATORIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 054485/0385 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2015
From: WOLFE, LISA L.; MILLER, MICHAEL W.; LANCE, WILLIAM R.; SMITH, DAVID K.
To: WILDLIFE LABORATORIES, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 035370/0046 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61977454 · Apr 9, 2014
Related Publication 20150290186A1 · Oct 15, 2015