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US 9,517,239 · App. 14/793,921 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

High-purity large-scale preparation of stannsoporfin

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Patent No.
US 9,517,239
App. No.
14/793,921
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Large scale (bulk) compositions comprising high-purity stannsoporfin are disclosed, as well as methods of synthesizing such compositions.

Claims (16)

1. A method of treating a condition selected from hyperbilirubinemia or elevated serum levels of bilirubin in a subject comprising administering to said subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of stannsoporfin, wherein said stannsoporfin is at least about 99.0% pure and wherein any individual impurity is present in an amount of less than about 0.08%.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said stannsoporfin is administered by injection.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said stannsoporfin is administered by intramuscular injection.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said subject is an infant.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a therapeutically effective amount is 0.5 mg/kg to 25 mg/kg body weight.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a therapeutically effective amount is selected from about 1.5 mg/kg, about 3.0 mg/kg and about 4.5 mg/kg body weight.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a therapeutically effective amount is from about 1.5 mg/kg to about 4.5 mg/kg.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a therapeutically effective amount is from about 1.5 mg/kg to about 3.0 mg/kg.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said stannsoporfin is dissolved in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said stannsoporfin is provided in a solution which is buffered to maintain a suitable pH.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the suitable pH is between about 7.0 and about 8.0.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the suitable pH is between about 7.2 and about 7.9.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the suitable pH is about 7.4.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein said buffer is selected from a phosphate, citrate, gluconate, lactate, tartrate, glycinate, glycylglycinate, bicarbonate, carbonate, maleate, acetate, histidine, imidazole and combinations thereof.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein any individual impurity present is present in an amount of less than about 0.07%.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition contains less than about 20 ppm of palladium.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2025
From: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC
To: MALLINCKRODT ENTERPRISES LLC; MALLINCKRODT LLC; MALLINCKRODT PHARMA IP TRADING UNLIMITED COMPANY; MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED; OCERA THERAPEUTICS LLC; SPECGX LLC; STRATATECH CORPORATION; SUCAMPO PHARMA AMERICAS LLC; VTESSE LLC
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RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTERESTS RECORDED AT REEL 060434, FRAME 0536 Recorded Nov 16, 2023
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MALLINCKRODT ENTERPRISES LLC; MALLINCKRODT LLC; SPECGX LLC; OCERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.; STRATATECH CORPORATION; VTESSE LLC; MALLINCKRODT PHARMA IP TRADING UNLIMITED COMPANY; MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED; SUCAMPO PHARMA AMERICAS LLC
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From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MALLINCKRODT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A.; MALLINCKRODT CB LLC; MALLINCKRODT FINANCE GMBH; MALLINCKRODT US HOLDINGS LLC (F/K/A MALLINCKRODT US HOLDINGS INC.); MALLINCKRODT CARRIBEAN, INC.; MALLINCKRODT US POOL LLC; MNK 2011 LLC (F/K/A MALLINCKRODT INC.); LUDLOW LLC (F/K/A LUDLOW CORPORATION); CNS THERAPEUTICS, INC.; MALLINCKRODT ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LLC (F/K/A MALLINCKRODT ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS, INC.); MALLINCKRODT ENTERPRISES LLC; MALLINCKRODT LLC; LAFAYETTE PHARMACEUTICALS LLC; LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY LLC; MALLINCKRODT BRAND PHARMACEUTICALS LLC (F/K/A MALLINCKRODT BRAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.); MALLINCKRODT VETERINARY, INC.; MALLINCKRODT US HOLDINGS LLC; IMC EXPLORATION COMPANY; MEH, INC.; MALLINCKRODT HOSPITAL PRODUCTS IP UNLIMITED COMPANY (F/K/A MALLINCKRODT HOSPITAL PRODUCTS IP LIMITED); MALLINCKRODT ARD IP UNLIMITED COMPANY (F/K/A MALLINCKRODT ARD IP LIMITED); OCERA THERAPEUTICS LLC (F/K/A OCERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.); SPECGX LLC; STRATATECH CORPORATION; SUCAMPO PHARMA AMERICAS LLC; VTESSE LLC (F/K/A VTESSE INC.); MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED; MALLINCKRODT PHARMA IP TRADING UNLIMITED COMPANY (F/K/A MALLINCKRODT PHARMA IP TRADING D.A.C.); INFACARE PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; ST SHARED SERVICES LLC; THERAKOS, INC.; IKARIA THERAPEUTICS LLC; INO THERAPEUTICS LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2023
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