Equipment for manufacturing of subcutaneous capsules

Apparatus for manufacturing subcutaneous capsules filled with a selected medicine comprising:

• a tube cutting mechanism which cuts a continuous length of tubing into a plurality of tubular capsules, each capsule having an open top end and an open bottom end after being cut;
• a capsule support mechanism which holds the capsules in a predetermined array;
• a capsule filling mechanism which fills each of the capsules with a selected quantity of medicine;
• a bottom sealing mechanism which seals the bottom ends of each capsule before the capsules are filled;
• a plurality of spring mechanisms insertable into the open ends of the capsules, each spring mechanism receiving the selected quantity of medicine for each capsule and including means for rotating the spring mechanisms upon insertion into the capsules such that the selected quantities of medicine are delivered into each capsule in the array;
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• a top sealing mechanism which seals the top ends of the capsules after the capsules are filled with the selected quantities of medicine.