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Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Details for Patent: 7,587,988


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Which drugs does patent 7,587,988 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,587,988 protects SYMBICORT and is included in one NDA.

Protection for SYMBICORT has been extended six months for pediatric studies, as indicated by the *PED designation in the table below.

This patent has forty-nine patent family members in thirty-two countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,587,988
Title:Inhaler device counter
Abstract:Inhaler counter (20) comprising a counter housing (390), a rocker arm (200) with a pawl (210), the rocker arm being pivotally supported by the housing and arranged to perform a rocker movement in response to a linear actuation motion, a return spring (220) for resetting the rocker arm, a ratchet wheel (230) engagable with the pawl to convert the movement of the rocker arm into an incremental rotational motion of an axle arrangement (240) advancing a display means (60), the axle arrangement further comprising a back rotation prevention means (280) in the form of a spring loaded friction brake and a worm gear, the display means comprising rotatable indicator means (120) with teeth that engage the worm-gear and a stationary scale.
Inventor(s): Bowman; Nic (Cambridge, GB), Bradshaw; Douglas (Royston Herts, GB), Sorby; Lennart (Uppsala, SE)
Assignee: AstraZeneca AB (Sodertalje, SE)
Application Number:11/570,747
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 7,587,988
Patent Claim Types:
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Delivery; Use; Device;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,587,988

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Astrazeneca SYMBICORT budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate AEROSOL, METERED;INHALATION 021929-001 Jul 21, 2006 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Astrazeneca SYMBICORT budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate AEROSOL, METERED;INHALATION 021929-002 Jul 21, 2006 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 7,587,988

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country Foreign Patent Number Foreign Patent Date
Sweden0500857Apr 14, 2005
PCT Information
PCT FiledApril 10, 2006PCT Application Number:PCT/SE2006/000423
PCT Publication Date:October 19, 2006PCT Publication Number: WO2006/110080

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