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Which drugs does patent 7,686,786 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,686,786 protects LEVEMIR FLEXTOUCH and FIASP FLEXTOUCH and is included in two NDAs.

This patent has seventeen patent family members in fourteen countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,686,786

Title:	Dial-down mechanism for wind-up pen
Abstract:	The present invention relates to a dial-down mechanism for an injection device comprising a torsion spring for assisting injection of a dose of medicament from the injection device, the dial-down mechanism comprising dial-up cam arranged to receive and engage with a dial-up key, wherein the dial-up cam and the dial-up key are adapted to, upon rotation of a dose setting member in a first direction, cooperate to strain the torsion spring of the injection device, and a dial-down cam arranged to receive and engage with a dial-down key, wherein the dial-down cam and the dial-down key are adapted to, upon rotation of the dose setting member in a second direction, cooperate to release the torsion spring of the injection device, the second rotation direction being opposite to the first rotation direction.
Inventor(s):	Moller; Claus Schmidt (Fredensborg, DK), Enggaard; Christian Peter (Vejby, DK), Radmer; Bo (Hillerod, DK), Markussen; Tom Hede (Bagsv.ae butted.rd, DK)
Assignee:	Novo Nordiks A/S (Bagsvaerd, DK)
Application Number:	11/665,486
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Device; Delivery;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,686,786

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
Novo Nordisk Inc	LEVEMIR FLEXTOUCH	insulin detemir recombinant	INJECTABLE;SUBCUTANEOUS	021536-005	Oct 31, 2013		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Novo Nordisk Inc	FIASP FLEXTOUCH	insulin aspart	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	208751-002	Sep 29, 2017		RX	Yes	Yes			Y

Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 7,686,786

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country	Foreign Patent Number	Foreign Patent Date
	04077900	Oct 21, 2004

PCT Information
PCT Filed	October 20, 2005	PCT Application Number:	PCT/EP2005/011285
PCT Publication Date:	May 04, 2006	PCT Publication Number:	WO2006/045526

Non-Orange Book US Patents Family Members for Patent 7,686,786

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
RE46363	Dial-down mechanism for wind-up pen

International Family Members for US Patent 7,686,786

Country	Document Number	Estimated Expiration	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration
Austria	444090
Australia	2005298944
Canada	2584760
China	100571804