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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. 11, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Britton, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Patricia Flanagan, Naperville, IL (US);
William P Hart, Freehold, NJ (US);
Deborah Linkin, Madeira Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PCC, Inc., Milltown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424433 ; 424430 ; 424D / ; 424D / ; 514841 ; 514945 ; 514967 ; 514843 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an intravaginally-dissolvable contraceptive suppository, a method of using said suppository, and an improved method of manufacturing said birth control device. The suppositories of the invention, which comprise a lyophilized foam and a contraceptive, have a dissolution time of at least about 2 hours, and up to about 24 hours, and provide superior protection against pregnancy.