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US 2003/0150845 A1Published application
System and method for removing particulate created from a drilled or cut surface
AssigneeAndrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorDacheng Tian
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Abstract
The subject invention is a system and method for receiving and collecting particulate matter from a drilled or cut surface and transporting said particulate to a remote location.
Claims21
A system for removing particulate formed by a drilling or cutting device, said system comprising:
- a) a compressed gas source directed to a drilling or cutting site to mobilize residual particulate matter created by the drilling or cutting device;
- and
- b) an apparatus for receiving, transporting and collecting, and transporting said residual particulate away from said drilling or cutting site.
A method for removing particulate from a drilling site comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a vacuum collection apparatus to a source of vacuum;
- b) providing a stream of compressed gas concurrently and collinearly with the direction of all laser pulses;
- c) firing a laser from one or more laser sources;
- d) said laser source is instrumental in drilling an orifice into a tablet by removing matter from a tablet in a manner to create an orifice;
- and
- e) transporting said removed matter from the site of drilling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.