Apparatus for manufacturing microtablets
AssigneeInCube Labs, LLC
InventorsMir A. Imran, Arthur Hsu Chen Chang, Chang Jin Ong, Delia Anna Gratta
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Abstract
Embodiments provide methods and apparatus for manufacturing a microtablet from a precursor material such as a pharmaceutical powder. Various embodiments provide a method which includes compressing the powder to form a compressed mass of a selected density and repeatedly compacting the compressed mass to increase the density of the compressed mass and form a microtablet. Related methods and apparatus are provided.
Claims19
A machine for manufacturing a microtablet from a pharmaceutical powder for ingestion by a human, the machine comprising:
- a support structure having a receptacle for receiving the powder;
- a first movable member carried by the support structure for directing the powder in the receptacle in a first direction;
- a second movable member carried by the support structure for compacting the powder in the receptacle in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction to form a compact mass;
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- a third movable member carried by the support structure for successively compacting the compact mass in a third direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction.
An apparatus for manufacturing a microtablet from a pharmaceutical powder, the apparatus comprising:
- a receptacle comprising a cavity for receiving the powder;
- a first movable member configured for directing the powder in the receptacle in a first direction and collecting the powder at a first location within the cavity;
- a second movable member configured for compacting the powder in the receptacle in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction to form a solid microtablet having a compressed mass and shape;
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- a third movable member for successively compacting the compressed mass in a third direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.