Sealed capsule including an integrated puncturing mechanism
AssigneeManta Product Development
InventorsAndrew Jones, Richard Miller
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Abstract
A sealed self-piercing capsule for storing and delivering a substance, such as a medicine, comprises one or more barrier layers forming a sealed chamber for containing the substance. An internal puncturing mechanism is disposed within the capsule chamber for puncturing a barrier layer to release the substance from the chamber. The internal puncturing mechanism may comprise a sharpened edge located on a movable tube, which moves relative to a barrier layer forming the sealed chamber to puncture the barrier layer.
Claims40
A capsule for storing and delivering a medicine, comprising
- a first layer formed of a barrier material;
- a second layer formed of a barrier material sealed at least in part to the first layer to form a sealed first chamber;
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- a second chamber for holding the medicine disposed within the first chamber and movable relative to said first layer and said second layer, wherein the second chamber includes a first edge for puncturing one of the first and second layers.
A capsule for storing and dispensing a medicine, comprising:
- a first layer formed of a barrier material;
- a second layer formed of a barrier material bonded to the first layer to form a sealed first chamber;
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- an internal puncturing mechanism within the sealed first chamber adapted for puncturing the first chamber at first and second locations to create an air path through the capsule.
A capsule for containing a medicine, comprising:
- a first chamber for holding the medicine and including an access hole at a first end;
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- a first layer of barrier material covering the access hole and having a first portion bonded at least in part to an outer surface of the first chamber and a second portion that is movable relative to the first chamber.
A capsule for containing a medicine, comprising:
- a first chamber for holding the medicine and including a first access hole at a first end and a second access hole at a second end;
- a first layer of barrier material bonded at least in part to an outside surface of the first chamber, covering the first access hole,
- a second layer of barrier material bonded at least in part to the outside surface of the first chamber, covering the second access hole;
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- a sharpened edge formed on one of the first end and the second end of the first chamber for puncturing one of said first layer and said second layers.
A system for delivering a substance comprising:
- a capsule formed of a barrier material forming a chamber containing an amount of a substance and including an internal puncturing mechanism;
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- a delivery mechanism comprising:
- a first housing component configured to receive the capsule and
- an actuation mechanism for applying pressure to a first end of the capsule while the first housing component holds a second end of the capsule in a stationary position, wherein the application of pressure to the first end of the capsule using the actuation mechanism causes the internal piercing mechanism to slide within the chamber, thereby actuating the internal puncturing mechanism.
A system for delivering a substance, comprising:
- a capsule formed of a barrier material forming a chamber containing an amount of a substance and including an internal puncturing mechanism for puncturing the barrier material to release the substance;
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- a delivery mechanism comprising a first housing component and a second housing component for housing the capsule, wherein the second housing component is movable relative to the first housing component to actuate the internal puncturing mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.