Printed support structure
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsWei Huang, Nathan Moroney, Steven J. Simske, Gary J. Dispoto
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Abstract
An example device includes at least one three-dimensional (3D) printed tablet and a 3D-printed production support structure. Each 3D-printed tablet includes an excipient material and an active ingredient. The 3D-printed support structure includes a 3D-printed planar structure comprising the excipient material and at least one 3D-printed connecting member comprising the excipient material. The planar structure includes at least one aperture, each aperture corresponding to one of the at least one 3D-printed tablet. The connecting member detachably connects the at least one 3D-printed tablet with the 3D-printed planar structure and positions the at least one 3D-printed tablets within the apertures.
Claims10
A device, comprising:
- at least one three-dimensional (3D) printed tablet, each 3D-printed tablet comprising an excipient material and an active ingredient;
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- a 3D-printed production support structure, the 3D-printed support structure comprising:
- a 3D-printed planar structure comprising the excipient material, the planar structure including at least one aperture, each aperture corresponding to one of the at least one 3D-printed tablet;
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- at least one 3D-printed connecting member comprising the excipient material, the connecting member detachably connecting the at least one 3D-printed tablet with the 3D-printed planar structure and positioning the at least one 3D-printed tablet within the aperture.
A method, comprising:
- three-dimensional (3D) printing tablets comprising an excipient material and an active ingredient;
- and
- 3D printing a production support structure, the production support structure comprising:
- a 3D printed planar structure comprising the excipient material, the planar structure including apertures corresponding to each of the 3D printed tablets;
- and
- at least one 3D printed connecting member comprising the excipient material, the connecting member detachably connecting the 3D-printed tablets with the 3D-printed planar structure and positioning the 3D-printed tablets within the apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.