US Patent

US7867996 — Î³-crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride, a process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it

Method of Use · Assigned to Les Laboratoires Servier SAS · Expires 2026-12-12 · 1y remaining

Vulnerability score 80/100 Vulnerable — likely target for IPR or design-around

What this patent protects

This patent protects a specific crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride and methods for preparing it, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing it.

USPTO Abstract

A Î³-Crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride of formula (I): characterised by its powder X-ray diffraction data. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful as bradycardics.

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.

Code	Description	Drug
`U-1694`	—	ivabradine-hydrochloride
`U-1694`	—	ivabradine-hydrochloride
`U-1694`	—	Corlanor

Patent Metadata

Patent number: US7867996
Jurisdiction: US
Classification: Method of Use
Expires: 2026-12-12
Drug substance claim: Yes
Drug product claim: Yes
Assignee: Les Laboratoires Servier SAS
Source: FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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