Patents Examined by Zohrey Fay
  • Patent number: 6326406
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a clear, injectable, pharmaceutical composition including propofol, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a bile and a lecithin. The present invention is further related to the process for the preparation of the aqueous, injectable pharmaceutical composition including propofol, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a bile acid and a lecithin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Westy AG
    Inventor: Vincenzo De Tommaso
  • Patent number: 5731291
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing a partially lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder or solidified cake containing fructose-1,6-diphosphate (FDP), a naturally-occurring intermediate in glycolysis. Preferably, about 10% to 25% residual water (by weight) is left in the powder or cake. This high moisture content does not degrade or limit FDP's stability or shelf life, and it provides for faster, less expensive processing. The methods disclosed herein also allow direct lyophilization inside a vial or other sealed container that will hold the lyophilized FDP, to avoid any need for milling, handling, or other treatment under conditions that might endanger its sterility. Lyophilized FDP can be used to create emergency injection kits which also contain aqueous solutions for mixing, and syringes and needles for injection. These kits can be carried in ambulances, police cars, firetrucks, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Cypros Pharmaceutical Corp.
    Inventors: Brian W. Sullivan, Paul J. Marangos