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Details for Patent: 7,220,247

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Which drugs does patent 7,220,247 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,220,247 protects ZOLADEX and is included in two NDAs.

This patent has forty-seven patent family members in thirty-three countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,220,247

Title:	Automatically operable safety shield system for syringes
Abstract:	An automatically operable safety shield system for use with a syringe that comprises an inner holder in which said syringe may be inserted and an outer shield mounted outwards from the inner holder axially movable between retracted and extended positions in which a spring positioned between said inner holder and said outer shield urging the outer shield to its extended position and the inner holder having at least one first opening, distally thereto, at least one first indentation, and the outer shield having at least one first stop member engageable with the opening when the outer shield is in the retracted position engageable with the first indentation when the outer shield is in the extended position and the outer shield may be released from its retracted position by action of a trigger positioned within the inner holder or by protrusion on the syringe plunger.
Inventor(s):	Shaw; Derek J (Macclesfield, GB), Law; Brian R (Leicester, GB)
Assignee:	AstraZeneca AB (Sodertalje, SE)
Application Number:	10/815,014
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Use;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,220,247

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Patented / Exclusive Use	Patent Submitted
Tersera Theraps Llc	ZOLADEX	goserelin acetate	IMPLANT;IMPLANTATION	019726-001	Dec 29, 1989		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Tersera Theraps Llc	ZOLADEX	goserelin acetate	IMPLANT;IMPLANTATION	020578-001	Jan 11, 1996		RX	Yes	Yes			Y

Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 7,220,247

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country	Foreign Patent Number	Foreign Patent Date
United Kingdom	0003790.3	Feb 18, 2000

Non-Orange Book US Patents Family Members for Patent 7,220,247

For Orange Book-listed patents (shown in the main table above) generic applications must certify that the listed patents are expired, invalid, or will not be infringed by generic entry.

The non-Orange Book patents listed below do not require formal certifications, so they do not automatically impede generic entry. Instead, they represent potential opportunities for branded firms to block generic entry through patent infringment challenges.

Patent No.	Title	Estimated Patent Expiration
7,118,552	Automatically operable safety shield system for syringes
7,500,964	Automatically operable safety shield system for syringes

International Patents Family Members for US Patent 7,220,247

Country	Document Number	Estimated Expiration	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration
Argentina	027445
Austria	344075
Australia	3209901
Australia	770373