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US Patent 5498417 - Transdermal delivery of appetite suppressant drug
US Patent Issued on March 12, 1996
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
May 12, 2014Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
May 12, 2014Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA medical device for the transdermal delivery of an appetite suppressant drug wherein said device comprises a silicone-coated release layer, a coating containing a mixture of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, an appetite suppressant drug, a permeation enhancer and a PH control additive wherein said coated release layer is laminated to a carrier layer. | InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 241649 filed on 05/12/1994US Classes:424/448, Pressure sensitive adhesive means424/449, Transdermal or percutaneous514/909OBESITYField of Search424/448, Pressure sensitive adhesive means424/449Transdermal or percutaneousExaminersPrimary: Phelan, D. GabrielleAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References2561071, 3598122, 3797494, 4314557, Dissolution controlled active agent dispenserIssued on: 02/09/1982 Inventor: Chandrasekaran4568343, Skin permeation enhancer compositions Issued on: 02/04/1986 Inventor: Leeper , et al.4645502, Transdermal delivery of highly ionized fat insoluble drugs Issued on: 02/24/1987 Inventor: Gale , et al.4814168, Transdermal multipolymer drug delivery system Issued on: 03/21/1989 Inventor: Sablotsky , et al.4818541, Transdermal delivery of enantiomers of phenylpropanolamine Issued on: 04/04/1989 Inventor: Sanderson4826686, Therapeutic system Issued on: 05/02/1989 Inventor: Brantl , et al.4834978, Method of transdermal drug delivery Issued on: 05/30/1989 Inventor: Nuwayser5118692, Penetration enhances for transdermal delivery of systemic agents Issued on: 06/02/1992 Inventor: Peck5120545, Reduction or prevention of sensitization to drugs Issued on: 06/09/1992 Inventor: Ledger, et al.5164190, Subsaturated transdermal drug delivery device exhibiting enhanced drug flux Issued on: 11/17/1992 Inventor: Patel, et al.5230896Transdermal nicotine delivery system Issued on: 07/27/1993 Inventor: Yeh, et al. International ClassA61F 013/00 |
