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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chia-Ming Chiang, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cygnus Therapeutic Systems, Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424449 ; 424448 ; 514288 ;
Abstract
Method and laminated composite for administering lisuride transdermally to treat conditions such as Parkinson's disease. The composite comprises an impermeable backing layer and a reservoir layer containing lisuride and a permeation enhancer combined with a pressure-sensitive adhesive with the amounts of lisuride and enhancer being sufficient to cause the lisuride to pass through the skin at a rate in excess of about one mcg/cm.sup.2 /hr.