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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:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
May. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew T Scholz, Woodbury, MN (US);
Robert A Scherrer, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Nelda M Marecki, Township of May, County of Washington, MN (US);
Yen-Lane Chen, New Brighton, MN (US);
Joan K Barkhaus, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Riker Laboratories, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424434 ; 424435 ; 424448 ;
Abstract
A bioadhesive composition that adheres suitably to a mucosal surface and is capable of delivering drugs in sustained fashion, and a patch comprising the bioadhesive composition. Methods of using and processes for preparing the bioadhesive composition are also described.