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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1999
Applicants:
Andrew Clark, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Carlos Schuler, Cupertino, CA (US);
Steve Paboojian, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Clark, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Carlos Schuler, Cupertino, CA (US);
Steve Paboojian, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basil, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A62B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods and devices for delivering an active agent formulation to the lung of a human patient. The active agent formulation may be in dry powder form, it may be nebulized, or it may be in admixture with a propellant. The active agent formulation is delivered to a patient at a low inspiratory flow rate for an initial period of time to increase bioavailability of the active agent.