Patents Represented by Attorney Michael Mazza
  • Patent number: 7516741
    Abstract: An aerosolization apparatus comprises a housing defining a chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the chamber is sized to receive a capsule containing a pharmaceutical formulation. A puncturing member is moveable within the chamber to contact the capsule and to provide an opening in the capsule, and a feedback mechanism provides an indication, such as a tactile indication, to a user when the puncturing member has been moved to a position where it provides the opening into the capsule. When air flows through the inlet, the pharmaceutical formulation is aerosolized and the aerosolized pharmaceutical formulation is delivered through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Inventors: Mark J. Glusker, Jeff R. Wood, John D. Burr
  • Patent number: D591418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Glenn M. White