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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:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ian C Ashurst, Ware, GB;
Craig S Herman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Li Li, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Michael T Riebe, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignees:
Glaxo Wellcome Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Glaxo Group Limited, Greenford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 45 ; 424 46 ; 12820315 ;
Abstract
A metered dose inhaler having part or all of its internal metallic surfaces coated with one or more fluorocarbon polymers, in combination with one or more non-fluorocarbon polymers, for dispensing an inhalation drug formulation comprising salmeterol, or a salt thereof, and a fluorocarbon propellant, optionally in combination with one or more other pharmacologically active agents and one or more excipients.