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Last Updated: November 22, 2024

Details for Patent: 7,662,141


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Which drugs does patent 7,662,141 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,662,141 protects SINUVA and is included in one NDA.

This patent has six patent family members in five countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,662,141
Title:Sinus delivery of sustained release therapeutics
Abstract: The invention provides biodegradable implants for treating sinusitis. The biodegradable implants have a size, shape, density, viscosity, and/or mucoadhesiveness that prevents them from being substantially cleared by the mucociliary lining of the sinuses during the intended treatment period. The biodegradable implants include a sustained release therapeutic, e.g., an antibiotic, a steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, or both. The biodegradable implants may take various forms, such as rods, pellets, beads, strips, or microparticles, and may be delivered into a sinus in various pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
Inventor(s): Eaton; Donald J. (Los Altos, CA), Moran; Mary L. (Woodside, CA), Brenneman; Rodney (San Juan Capistrano, CA)
Assignee: Sinexus, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA)
Application Number:12/419,925
Patent Claim Types:
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Use; Delivery; Device;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,662,141

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Intersect Ent Inc SINUVA mometasone furoate IMPLANT;IMPLANTATION 209310-001 Dec 8, 2017 RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up TREATMENT OF NASAL POLYPS IN PATIENTS >=18 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE HAD ETHMOID SINUS SURGERY USING A CORTICOSTEROID-ELUTING (MOMETASONE FUROATE) IMPLANT ⤷  Sign Up
>Applicant >Tradename >Generic Name >Dosage >NDA >Approval Date >TE >Type >RLD >RS >Patent No. >Patent Expiration >Product >Substance >Delist Req. >Patented / Exclusive Use >Submissiondate

International Family Members for US Patent 7,662,141

Country Patent Number Estimated Expiration Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration
Australia 2004222340 ⤷  Sign Up
Canada 2518960 ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 1605863 ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 3103422 ⤷  Sign Up
Japan 2006520786 ⤷  Sign Up
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2004082525 ⤷  Sign Up
>Country >Patent Number >Estimated Expiration >Supplementary Protection Certificate >SPC Country >SPC Expiration

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