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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:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
May. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeri Dawn Wright, Dublin, CA (US);
Jerry D Childers, Fremont, CA (US);
Brian L Barclay, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Patrick S-L. Wong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Linda E Atkinson, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
ALZA Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128898 ; 6048911 ; 424473 ; 424474 ;
Abstract
An osmotic device is disclosed comprising an exterior coat comprising an estrogenic and a progestogenic steroid that are delivered immediately as a contraceptive pair for fertility regulation in a female, and a compartment comprising an estrogenic steroid that is delivered at a controlled rate over a prolonged period of time for fertility regulation in a female.