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US 5,683,718 AGranted
Enteric coated tablet with raised identification character and method of manufacture
AssigneeTime-Cap Labs, Inc.
InventorJoseph A. Errigo
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Abstract
A mechanical configuration for a tablet, and a method for manufacturing the same, which allows an enteric coating to be applied to an embossed bio-compatible tablet, for identification purposes. The enteric coating remains uniform over the entire tablet allowing for release of the drug as designed.
Claims10
A tablet, comprising:
- a solid tablet containing a drug for administration via the digestive tract;
- a raised character on said solid tablet, wherein said raised character is a spherical segment having an angle less than 90 degrees where said raised character joins the surface of said solid tablet;
- and
- an enteric coating, wherein said enteric coating is uniformly applied over said solid tablet and said raised character.
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The tablet of claim wherein said solid tablet is square in form.
A method of fabricating a tablet, comprising the steps of:
- forming a tablet of a drug for administration via the digestive tract;
- embossing at least one side of said tablet with a raised character, wherein said raised character is a spherical segment having an angle less than 90 degrees where said raised character joins the surface of said tablet;
- and
- coating the tablet and raised character with an enteric coating of essentially uniform depth.
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A tablet, comprising:
- a solid tablet containing a drug for administration via the digestive tract, said solid tablet having a top and bottom;
- a plurality of raised characters on said solid tablet top and bottom, wherein said raised characters are a spherical segment having an angle less than 90 degrees where said raised characters join the top and bottom of said solid tablet;
- and;
- an enteric coating, wherein said enteric coating is applied to essentially a uniform thickness over said solid tablet and said raised characters.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.