US Patent

US10478601 — Applicator

Method of Use · Assigned to Kaken Pharmaceutical Co Ltd · Expires 2035-04-25 · 9y remaining

Vulnerability score 62/100 Moderate — design-around opportunities exist

What this patent protects

This patent protects an applicator with a columnar brush member for applying a solution, such as Jublia, to a surface.

USPTO Abstract

According to the present invention, an applicator comprises a solution container which comprises an opening, and a columnar brush member formed by bundling synthetic fibers in a columnar shape. The columnar brush member is disposed at the opening of the solution container, a tip portion of the columnar brush member at an outside of the solution container has a fan shape expanding in a perpendicular lateral direction against a pillar axial lengthwise direction, and a thickness of the fan-shaped tip portion of the columnar brush member decreases in a perpendicular lengthwise direction against the pillar axial lengthwise direction toward the tip portion of the columnar brush member. The solution applicator of the present invention has the fan-shaped tip portion so that irritation on an affected part may be decreased and a liquid tinea unguium medicine may be applied to the affected part.

Drugs covered by this patent

FDA Patent Use Codes

When a patent is method-of-use, FDA lists it once per applicable indication ("U-code"). Each U-code carves out a specific therapeutic use that generic filers must either license or design around.

CodeDescriptionDrug
U-2721 Jublia

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US10478601
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2035-04-25
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Source
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