Surgery – Liquid medicament atomizer or sprayer
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-22
2008-04-22
Yu, Justine R. (Department: 3771)
Surgery
Liquid medicament atomizer or sprayer
C128S200220
Reexamination Certificate
active
10338194
ABSTRACT:
A nebulizer comprising an aerosol generator and a titration mechanism comprising a dosing mechanism, a screw assembly, a plunger and an actuator, wherein the dosing mechanism is rotatably mounted in the nebulizer and the plunger is mounted in the nebulizer to travel along a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the dosing mechanism. The actuator is mounted to the nebulizer to travel in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The screw mechanism allows the rotation of the dosing mechanism to fix a variable distance of travel of the plunger based on the selected dose, without moving the plunger longitudinally. This allows the user to verify and if necessary correct the selected dose prior to any drug being released from the vial. Operation of the actuator causes longitudinal movement, through the screw mechanism, to the plunger. The actuator always moves a fixed distance along the longitudinal axis, while the plunger always moves a variable distance depending on rotation of the dosing mechanism to a selected dose.
REFERENCES:
patent: 550315 (1895-11-01), Allen
patent: 809159 (1906-01-01), Willis et al.
patent: 1680616 (1928-08-01), Horst
patent: 2022520 (1935-11-01), Philbrick
patent: 2101304 (1937-12-01), Wright
patent: 2158615 (1939-05-01), Wright
patent: 2187528 (1940-01-01), Wing
patent: 2223541 (1940-12-01), Baker
patent: 2266706 (1941-12-01), Fox et al.
patent: 2283333 (1942-05-01), Martin
patent: 2292381 (1942-08-01), Klagges
patent: 2360297 (1944-10-01), Wing
patent: 2375770 (1945-05-01), Dahlberg
patent: 2383098 (1945-08-01), Wheaton
patent: 2404063 (1946-07-01), Healy
patent: 2430023 (1947-11-01), Longmaid
patent: 2474996 (1949-07-01), Wallis
patent: 2512004 (1950-06-01), Wing
patent: 2521657 (1950-09-01), Severy
patent: 2681041 (1954-06-01), Zodtner et al.
patent: 2705007 (1955-03-01), Gerber
patent: 2764946 (1956-10-01), Henderson
patent: 2764979 (1956-10-01), Henderson
patent: 2779623 (1957-01-01), Eisenkraft
patent: 2935970 (1960-05-01), Morse et al.
patent: 3103310 (1963-09-01), Lang
patent: 3325031 (1967-06-01), Singier
patent: 3353537 (1967-11-01), Knox et al.
patent: 3411854 (1968-11-01), Rosler et al.
patent: 3515348 (1970-06-01), Coffman, Jr.
patent: 3550864 (1970-12-01), East
patent: 3558052 (1971-01-01), Dunn
patent: 3561444 (1971-02-01), Boucher
patent: 3563415 (1971-02-01), Ogle
patent: 3680954 (1972-08-01), Frank
patent: 3690317 (1972-09-01), Millman
patent: 3719328 (1973-03-01), Hindman
patent: 3738574 (1973-06-01), Guntersdorfer et al.
patent: 3771982 (1973-11-01), Dobo
patent: 3790079 (1974-02-01), Berglund et al.
patent: 3804329 (1974-04-01), Martner
patent: 3812854 (1974-05-01), Michaels et al.
patent: 3838686 (1974-10-01), Szekely
patent: 3865106 (1975-02-01), Palush
patent: 3903884 (1975-09-01), Huston et al.
patent: 3906950 (1975-09-01), Cocozza
patent: 3908654 (1975-09-01), Lhoest et al.
patent: 3950760 (1976-04-01), Rauch et al.
patent: 3951313 (1976-04-01), Coniglione
patent: 3958249 (1976-05-01), DeMaine et al.
patent: 3970250 (1976-07-01), Drews
patent: 3983740 (1976-10-01), Danel
patent: 3993223 (1976-11-01), Welker, III et al.
patent: 4005435 (1977-01-01), Lundquist et al.
patent: 4030492 (1977-06-01), Simburner
patent: 4052986 (1977-10-01), Scaife
patent: 4059384 (1977-11-01), Holland et al.
patent: D246574 (1977-12-01), Meierhoefer
patent: 4076021 (1978-02-01), Thompson
patent: 4083368 (1978-04-01), Freezer
patent: 4094317 (1978-06-01), Wasnich
patent: 4101041 (1978-07-01), Mauro, Jr. et al.
patent: 4106503 (1978-08-01), Rsenthal et al.
patent: 4109174 (1978-08-01), Hodgson
patent: 4113809 (1978-09-01), Abair et al.
patent: D249958 (1978-10-01), Meierhoefer
patent: 4119096 (1978-10-01), Drews
patent: 4121583 (1978-10-01), Chen
patent: 4159803 (1979-07-01), Cameto et al.
patent: 4207990 (1980-06-01), Weiler et al.
patent: 4210155 (1980-07-01), Grimes
patent: 4226236 (1980-10-01), Genese
patent: 4240081 (1980-12-01), Devitt
patent: 4240417 (1980-12-01), Holever
patent: 4248227 (1981-02-01), Thomas
patent: 4261512 (1981-04-01), Zierenberg
patent: D259213 (1981-05-01), Pagels
patent: 4268460 (1981-05-01), Boiarski et al.
patent: 4294407 (1981-10-01), Reichl et al.
patent: 4298045 (1981-11-01), Weiler et al.
patent: 4299784 (1981-11-01), Hense
patent: 4300546 (1981-11-01), Kruber
patent: 4301093 (1981-11-01), Eck
patent: 4334531 (1982-06-01), Reichl et al.
patent: 4336544 (1982-06-01), Donald et al.
patent: 4338576 (1982-07-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 4368476 (1983-01-01), Uehara et al.
patent: 4368850 (1983-01-01), Szekely
patent: 4374707 (1983-02-01), Pollack
patent: 4389071 (1983-06-01), Johnson, Jr. et al.
patent: 4408719 (1983-10-01), Last
patent: 4428802 (1984-01-01), Kanai et al.
patent: 4431136 (1984-02-01), Janner et al.
patent: 4443945 (1984-04-01), Takemura et al.
patent: 4454877 (1984-06-01), Miller et al.
patent: 4465234 (1984-08-01), Maehara et al.
patent: 4474251 (1984-10-01), Johnson, Jr.
patent: 4474326 (1984-10-01), Takahashi
patent: 4475113 (1984-10-01), Lee et al.
patent: 4479609 (1984-10-01), Maeda et al.
patent: 4512341 (1985-04-01), Lester
patent: 4530464 (1985-07-01), Yamamoto et al.
patent: 4533082 (1985-08-01), Maehara et al.
patent: 4539575 (1985-09-01), Nilsson
patent: 4544933 (1985-10-01), Heinzl
patent: 4546361 (1985-10-01), Brescia et al.
patent: 4550325 (1985-10-01), Viola
patent: 4566452 (1986-01-01), Farr
patent: 4591883 (1986-05-01), Isayama
patent: 4593291 (1986-06-01), Howkins
patent: 4605167 (1986-08-01), Maehara
patent: 4613326 (1986-09-01), Szwarc
patent: 4620201 (1986-10-01), Heinzl et al.
patent: 4628890 (1986-12-01), Freeman
patent: 4632311 (1986-12-01), Nakane et al.
patent: 4658269 (1987-04-01), Rezanka
patent: 4659014 (1987-04-01), Soth et al.
patent: 4678680 (1987-07-01), Abowitz
patent: 4679551 (1987-07-01), Anthony
patent: 4681264 (1987-07-01), Johnson, Jr.
patent: 4693853 (1987-09-01), Falb et al.
patent: 4702418 (1987-10-01), Carter et al.
patent: 4722906 (1988-02-01), Guire
patent: 4753579 (1988-06-01), Murphy
patent: 4790479 (1988-12-01), Matsumoto et al.
patent: 4793339 (1988-12-01), Matsumoto et al.
patent: 4796807 (1989-01-01), Bendig et al.
patent: 4799622 (1989-01-01), Ishikawa et al.
patent: 4819629 (1989-04-01), Jonson
patent: 4819834 (1989-04-01), Thiel
patent: 4826080 (1989-05-01), Ganser
patent: 4826759 (1989-05-01), Guire et al.
patent: 4828886 (1989-05-01), Hieber
patent: 4843445 (1989-06-01), Stemme
patent: 4849303 (1989-07-01), Graham et al.
patent: 4850534 (1989-07-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 4865006 (1989-09-01), Nogi et al.
patent: 4871489 (1989-10-01), Ketcham
patent: 4872553 (1989-10-01), Suzuki et al.
patent: 4877989 (1989-10-01), Drews et al.
patent: 4888516 (1989-12-01), Daeges et al.
patent: 4922901 (1990-05-01), Brooks et al.
patent: 4926915 (1990-05-01), Deussen et al.
patent: 4934358 (1990-06-01), Nilsson et al.
patent: 4954225 (1990-09-01), Bakewell
patent: 4957239 (1990-09-01), Tempelman
patent: 4964521 (1990-10-01), Wieland et al.
patent: D312209 (1990-11-01), Morrow et al.
patent: 4968299 (1990-11-01), Ahlstrand et al.
patent: 4971665 (1990-11-01), Sexton
patent: 4973493 (1990-11-01), Guire
patent: 4976259 (1990-12-01), Higson et al.
patent: 4979959 (1990-12-01), Guire
patent: 4994043 (1991-02-01), Ysebaert
patent: 5002048 (1991-03-01), Makiej, Jr.
patent: 5002582 (1991-03-01), Guire et al.
patent: 5007419 (1991-04-01), Weinstein et al.
patent: 5016024 (1991-05-01), Lam et al.
patent: 5021701 (1991-06-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 5022587 (1991-06-01), Hochstein
patent: 5024733 (1991-06-01), Abys et al.
patent: 5046627 (1991-09-01), Hansen
patent: 5062419 (1991-11-01), Rider
patent: 5063396 (1991-11-01), Shiokawa et al.
patent: 5063922 (1991-11-01), Häkkinen
patent: 5073484 (1991-12-01), Swanson et al.
patent: 5076266 (1991-12-01), Babaev
patent: 5080093 (1992-01-01), Raabe et al.
patent: 5080649 (1992-01-01), Vetter
patent: 5086765 (1992-02-01), Levine
patent: 5086785 (1992-02-01), Gentile et al.
patent: 5115803 (1992-05-01), Sioutas
patent: 5115971 (1992-05-01), Greenspan et al.
patent: D327008 (1992-06-01), Fried
Klimowicz Michael A.
Patel Rajan
Aerogen, Inc.
Matter Kristen C.
Townsend and Townsend / and Crew LLP
Yu Justine R.
LandOfFree
Devices and methods for nebulizing fluids for inhalation does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Devices and methods for nebulizing fluids for inhalation, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Devices and methods for nebulizing fluids for inhalation will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3951733