US Patent
US8561859 — Dispensing device
Formulation · Assigned to Aptar Radolfzell GmbH · Expires 2032-04-16 · 6y remaining
Vulnerability score
48/100
Strong — defensible against typical IPR challenges
What this patent protects
This patent protects a dispensing device for dispensing liquid media, such as a medication like Sandimmune, with a flow brake feature.
USPTO Abstract
A dispensing device for dispensing liquid media having a housing, an outlet opening for the medium, a medium reservoir for storage of the medium and a conveying device for transporting the medium from the medium reservoir to the outlet opening, wherein a flow brake is provided in a medium duct between the conveying device and the outlet opening. The flow brake has a first flow brake component which can be arranged and fixed relative to the housing or to a second flow brake component during assembly in several differing relative positions, wherein differing flow resistances of the flow brake are achieved depending on the selected relative positions.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Sandimmune (cyclosporine) · Novartis AG (originally Sandoz)
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