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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Liang-chang Dong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Steven Espinal, Mountain View, CA (US);
Patrick S. L. Wong, Burlingame, CA (US);
Liang-Chang Dong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Steven Espinal, Mountain View, CA (US);
Patrick S. L. Wong, Burlingame, CA (US);
Encinal Pharmaceutical Investments, LLC, Reamwood, CA (US);
Abstract
A sustained release dosage form includes a capsule made of a thermoplastic polymer having a softening point below 200° C. and an orifice formed or formable within the capsule, an emulsion formulation contained within the capsule, and an expandable composition within the capsule remote from the orifice. The emulsion formulation comprises a drug, an emulsifying surfactant, and an oil. The expandable composition is configured to expand and expel the emulsion formulation through the orifice.