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Which drugs does patent 6,495,166 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 6,495,166 protects VIVITROL and is included in one NDA.

This patent has twenty patent family members in ten countries.

Summary for Patent: 6,495,166

Title:	Apparatus and method for preparing microparticles using in-line solvent extraction
Abstract:	Apparatus and method for preparing microparticles using in-line solvent extraction. An emulsion is formed by combining two phases in a static mixer. The emulsion is combined with an extraction liquid in a blending static mixer. The outflow of the blending static mixer is combined with additional extraction liquid. The additional extraction liquid and the outflow of the blending static mixer can be combined in a vessel, or through the use of a static mixer manifold that includes a plurality of static mixers.
Inventor(s):	Lyons; Shawn L. (Cincinnati, OH), Wright; Steven G. (Madeira, OH)
Assignee:	Alkermes Controlled Therapeutics Inc. (Cambridge, MA)
Application Number:	09/438,656
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Use; Composition; Formulation;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 6,495,166

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Patented / Exclusive Use	Patent Submitted
Alkermes	VIVITROL	naltrexone	FOR SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE;INTRAMUSCULAR	021897-001	Apr 13, 2006		RX	Yes	Yes			Y

Non-Orange Book US Patents Family Members for Patent 6,495,166

For Orange Book-listed patents (shown in the main table above) generic applications must certify that the listed patents are expired, invalid, or will not be infringed by generic entry.

The non-Orange Book patents listed below do not require formal certifications, so they do not automatically impede generic entry. Instead, they represent potential opportunities for branded firms to block generic entry through patent infringment challenges.

Patent No.	Title	Estimated Patent Expiration
7,300,671	Method and apparatus for preparing microparticles using in-line solvent extraction
6,861,016	Apparatus and method for preparing microparticles
6,537,586	Apparatus and method for preparing microparticles
6,540,393	Apparatus for preparing microparticles using in-line solvent extraction

International Patents Family Members for US Patent 6,495,166

Country	Document Number	Estimated Expiration	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration
Portugal	1242053
Portugal	1231898
Japan	4838471
Japan	2003513905