Method of forming an aerosol for inhalation delivery

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7537009
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10146088

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The present invention relates to the inhalation delivery of aerosols containing small particles. Specifically, it relates to a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy. In a method aspect of the present invention, a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy is provided. The method involves the following steps: (a) heating a substrate coated with a composition comprising a drug at a rate greater than 1000° C./s, thereby forming an vapor; and, (b) allowing the vapor to cool, thereby forming an aerosol, which is used in inhalation therapy. In another method aspect of the present invention, a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy is provided. The method involves the following steps: (a) heating a substrate coated with a composition comprising a drug to form a vapor, wherein the coated composition is in the form of a film less than 10 μ thick; and, (b) allowing the vapor to cool, thereby forming an aerosol, which is used in inhalation therapy. In another method aspect of the present invention, a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy is provided. The method involves the following steps: (a) heating a substrate coated with a composition comprising a drug to form a vapor in less than 100 milliseconds, wherein the vapor has a mass greater than 0.1 mg; and, (b) allowing the vapor to cool, thereby forming an aerosol, which is used in inhalation therapy.

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ALEXZA PHARMACEUTICALS INC2091 STIERLIN CT MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hale, Ron L Woodside, US 72 4866
Hodges, Craig C Walnut Creek, US 24 1956
Lloyd, Peter M Walnut Creek, US 55 5388
McKinney, Jeffrey A Foster City, US 25 646
Mufson, Daniel Napa, US 24 1784
Myers, Daniel J Mountain View, US 50 2688
Quintana, Reynaldo J Redwood City, US 20 1539
Rabinowitz, Joshua D Mountain View, US 164 11476
Rogers, Daniel D Oakland, US 20 2437
Song, Soonho Stanford, US 18 1274
Wensley, Martin J San Francisco, US 41 3106

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