William C Orr

US Patent:

59514680, Sep 14, 1999

Filed:

Aug 20, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/915297

Inventors:

William C. Orr - Oklahoma City OK

International Classification:

A61B 500

US Classification:

600300

Abstract:

An easy, safe and inexpensive procedure to testing the presence of esophageal acid sensitivity in a patient involves having the patient swallow a controlled quantity of a weak acid solution and a similar-tasting controlled quantity of a neutral solution and recording the reactions or symptoms experienced by the patient during the drinking of each solution. The acid solution only should affect the sensitivity of the esophageal lining in patients with esophageal acid sensitivity, providing heartburn and other related symptoms to include non-cardiac chest pain, but should not have any significant effect on patients without esophageal acid sensitivity. The neutral solution may be altered to simulate the taste of the acid solution and reduce the effect the taste of the solutions may have on the test results.

US Patent:

20150148420, May 28, 2015

Filed:

Mar 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/404347

Inventors:

- Oklahoma City OK, US
William C. Orr - Oklahoma City OK, US

International Classification:

A61K 31/197

US Classification:

514567

Abstract:

Methods for treating insomnia are disclosed. The methods are directed to administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of baclofen to an individual suffering from insomnia. In addition, due to baclofen's positive effects on reducing nighttime reflux events, the present methods are directed to treating insomnia in patients that also suffer from nighttime reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of baclofen.