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Last Updated: March 29, 2024

Details for Patent: 10,207,066


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Summary for Patent: 10,207,066
Title:Aerosolization apparatus with capsule puncture alignment guide
Abstract: An aerosolization apparatus comprises a housing defining a chamber having one or more air inlets. The chamber is sized to receive a capsule which contains an aerosolizable pharmaceutical formulation. The aerosolization apparatus further comprises a puncturing mechanism within the housing. The puncturing mechanism comprises an alignment guide and a puncture member, wherein the alignment guide comprises a surface adapted to contact the capsule while the puncture member is advanced into the capsule to create an opening in the capsule. At least a portion of the surface is sloped relative to the longitudinal axis of the capsule. Alternatively or additionally, the surface may comprise one or more protrusions. An end section is associated with the housing. The end section is sized and shaped to be received in a user's mouth or nose so that the user may inhale through the end section to inhale aerosolized pharmaceutical formulation that has exited the capsule through the opening created in the capsule. The alignment guide allows for more consistent puncturing of the capsule and a longer lifetime of the apparatus.
Inventor(s): Dunkley; Michael John (Nottingham, GB), Tuckwell; Jon David (Cambridgeshire, GB), Vernon-Harcourt; Edward William (Cambridge, GB), Glusker; Mark (San Mateo, CA), Paboojian; Steve (Menlo Park, CA)
Assignee: BGP Products Operations GmbH (CH)
Application Number:10/821,624
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 10,207,066
Patent Claim Types:
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Use; Formulation; Delivery; Device; Dosage form;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 10,207,066

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Mylan Speciality Lp TOBI PODHALER tobramycin POWDER;INHALATION 201688-001 Mar 22, 2013 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS WITH PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA ⤷  Try a Trial
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International Family Members for US Patent 10,207,066

Country Patent Number Estimated Expiration Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration
Australia 2004229512 ⤷  Try a Trial
Canada 2520265 ⤷  Try a Trial
Cyprus 1117408 ⤷  Try a Trial
Denmark 1615689 ⤷  Try a Trial
European Patent Office 1615689 ⤷  Try a Trial
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