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Method and apparatus for administering dehydrated liposomes by inhalation

US4895719A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 1987
Grant dateJan 23, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M15/009
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A system and method for administering a drug, at a selected dose, via the respiratory tract. Spray-dried liposome particles containing the selected dose of the entrapped drug are released into the air in aerosolized form, either by entrainment in an air or propellant stream, or by release from a pressurized can containing a suspension of the liposomes in a fluorchlorocarbon solvent.

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