Details for Patent: 8,978,966
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Which drugs does patent 8,978,966 protect, and when does it expire?
Patent 8,978,966 protects PROAIR DIGIHALER, PROAIR RESPICLICK, AIRDUO DIGIHALER, AIRDUO RESPICLICK, ARMONAIR DIGIHALER, and ARMONAIR RESPICLICK, and is included in three NDAs.
Protection for AIRDUO DIGIHALER has been extended six months for pediatric studies, as indicated by the *PED designation in the table below.
This patent has one hundred and ninety-two patent family members in twenty-four countries.
Summary for Patent: 8,978,966
Title: | Dose counters for inhalers, inhalers and methods of assembly thereof |
Abstract: | A manually operated metered dose inhaler includes a dose counter chamber including a dose display tape driven by a ratchet wheel which is driven in turn by an actuator pawl actuated by movement of a canister, the tape unwinding from a stock bobbin during use of the inhaler, a rotation regulator being provided for the stock bobbin and including a wavelike engagement surface with concavities which engage against control elements in the form of protrusions on resilient forks of a split pin thereby permitting incremental unwinding of the stock bobbin yet resisting excessive rotation if the inhaler is dropped onto a hard surface. |
Inventor(s): | Walsh; Declan (Co. Kilkenny, IE), Fenlon; Derek (Co. Wexford, IE), Kaar; Simon (Co. Cork, IE), Hazenberg; Jan Geert (Co. Kilkenny, IE), Buck; Dan (Co. Waterford, IE), Clancy; Paul (Waterford City, IE), Uschold; Robert Charles (Leominster, MA), Karg; Jeffrey A. (Hopkinton, MA) |
Assignee: | Teva Pharmaceuticals Ireland (Utrecht, NL) Norton Waterford (Utrecht, NL) IVAX Pharmaceuticals Ireland (Utrecht, NL) |
Application Number: | 13/110,532 |
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: | See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 8,978,966 |
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims | Delivery; |
Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,978,966
International Family Members for US Patent 8,978,966
Country | Patent Number | Estimated Expiration | Supplementary Protection Certificate | SPC Country | SPC Expiration |
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Australia | 2011254958 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Brazil | 112012029106 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Canada | 2799625 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Canada | 2887315 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Canada | 2936362 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Canada | 3019694 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Canada | 3111537 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
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