Details for Patent: 9,439,907

Summary for Patent: 9,439,907

Title:	Method of forming an aerosol for inhalation delivery
Abstract:	The present application relates to the inhalation delivery of aerosols containing small particles. Specifically, it relates to a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy. The method involves: (a) heating a substrate coated with a composition of a drug to form a vapor, wherein the coated composition is in the form of a film less than 10.mu. thick; and, (b) allowing the vapor to cool, thereby forming an aerosol, which is used in inhalation therapy. In another aspect, a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy is provided, wherein the method involves: (a) heating a substrate coated with a composition of a drug to form a vapor in less than 100 milliseconds, wherein the vapor has a mass greater than 0.1 mg; and, (b) allowing the vapor to cool, thereby forming an aerosol, which is used in inhalation therapy.
Inventor(s):	Hale; Ron L. (Sandia Park, NM), Hodges; Craig C. (Walnut Creek, CA), Lloyd; Peter M. (Walnut Creek, CA), Mufson; Daniel (Napa, CA), Rogers; Daniel D. (Oakland, CA), Song; Soonho (Seoul, KR), Wensley; Martin J. (Los Gatos, CA), Myers; Daniel J. (Mountain View, CA), McKinney; Jeffrey A. (Lafayette, CA), Quintana; Reynaldo J. (Menlo Park, CA), Rabinowitz; Joshua D. (Princeton, NJ)
Assignee:	ALEXZA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. (Mountain View, CA)
Application Number:	14/077,015
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Use; Composition; Device;

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