Patents
US 8962010 B2: Intravaginal drug delivery devices for the delivery of macromolecules and water-soluble drugs
- Granted
- 2015-02-24
- Filed
- 2008-06-26 application 12147310
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An intravaginal drug delivery device comprises a device body comprising a hydrophobic carrier material having at least one channel defining at least one opening to the exterior of said device body, said at least one channel being adapted to receive at least one drug-containing insert; at least one drug-containing insert positioned in said at least one channel, said drug-containing insert capable of releasing a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one drug suitable for intravaginal administration and containing about 1% to about 70% of at least one water-soluble release enhancer, both the drug and the water-soluble release enhancer dispersed in an insert carrier material; wherein said hydrophobic carrier material and said insert carrier material may be the same or different; and wherein said at least one drug-containing insert is exposed on said exterior of said device body when said intravaginal drug delivery device is in use.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150224.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Chilcott Company, LLC 27 patents | US company or organization | Rockaway, NJ | WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state WARNER CHILCOTT PLC SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Woolfson | Foxford, IE | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Karl Malcolm | Foxford, IE | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K9/0036 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61P | Specific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations | A61P31/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C07K | Peptides | C07K14/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N2740/16034 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-22 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the us patent no. 8,050,873 previously recorded on reel 040183 frame 0129. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, LLC signed 2015-12-31 | ALLERGAN PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED DUBLIN 17 | 45417/593 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-09-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, LLC signed 2015-12-31 | ALLERGAN PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED DUBLIN 17 | 40183/129 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-10-31 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2013-10-01 | WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, LLC ROCKAWAY, NJ | 31531/538 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-30 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY LLC signed 2011-03-17 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 26064/607 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-29 | Release of security interest Release - reel 023456, frame 0052 | CREDIT SUISSSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2011-03-17 | WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY LLC FARJARDO, PR | 26042/46 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2009-11-02 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, LLC signed 2009-10-30 | CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 23456/52 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2009-06-18 | Name change Change of name | WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, INC. signed 2009-04-13 | WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, LLC FAJARDO, PR | 22835/896 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2008-09-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MALCOLM, KARL signed 2008-08-05 WOOLFSON, DAVID signed 2008-08-05 | WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, INC. FAJARDO, PR | 21487/770 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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