US Patent

US8511304 — Medicament dispenser

Method of Use · Assigned to Glaxo Group Ltd · Expires 2027-06-14 · 1y remaining

Vulnerability score 75/100 Vulnerable — likely target for IPR or design-around

What this patent protects

This patent protects a medicament dispenser for use with multiple elongate form medicament carriers, each containing multiple distinct medicament dose portions.

USPTO Abstract

There is provided a medicament dispenser for use with plural elongate form medicament carriers, each having multiple distinct medicament dose portions carried thereby, the dispenser having a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament dose portions carried by each of the plural medicament carriers. The mechanism comprises a receiving station for receiving each of the plural medicament carriers; a release for releasing a distinct medicament dose portion from each of the plural medicament carriers on receipt thereof by the receiving station; an outlet, positioned to be in communication with the distinct medicament dose portions releasable by said a release; and an indexer for individually indexing the distinct medicament dose portions of each of the plural medicament carriers.

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-3623 Arnuity Ellipta
U-1476 umeclidinium-bromide
U-1691 Arnuity Ellipta
U-3623 Arnuity Ellipta

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US8511304
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2027-06-14
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Glaxo Group Ltd
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

Bibliographic data sourced from FDA Orange Book + USPTO public records. Plain-English summary generated by AI grounded in source text. Patent term extensions (PTR, SPC, pediatric) may shift the effective expiry. Not legal advice.

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