Method and apparatus for forming delivery devices for oral intake of an agent
AssigneeIntec Pharma Ltd.
InventorsMoshe Tsabari, Avner Balshey, Erez Yofe, Michael Friedman
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Abstract
Provided are methods, systems and apparatuses for producing delivery devices, for example, for oral intake of an agent. The method can include assembling one or more layers including one or more materials with an agent or an agent-releasing formulation to form an intergraded device; folding the intergrated delivery device to form a folded integrated delivery device; and at least partially enclosing the folded delivery device to a form suitable for oral delivery.
Claims17
A method for producing an agent delivery device for oral intake comprising:
- assembling one or more layers comprising one or more materials with an agent or an agent-releasing formulation into a generally planar assembly to form an integrated device;
- folding said integrated delivery device to form a folded integrated delivery device defining a first axis, such that the folded device has folds of increasingly smaller amplitudes upon extending away from the first axis so as to form a partially rounded cross section;
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- at least partially enclosing said folded delivery device to a form suitable for oral delivery.
A method for folding a generally planar discrete single or multi-layered sheet comprising:
- folding said generally planar discrete sheet to provide a folded discrete sheet comprising a plurality of adjacent folded segments having respective fold lines extending along a first dimension of said discrete sheet;
- said folded discrete sheet providing a folded integrated delivery device defining a first axis, such that the folded device has folds of increasingly smaller amplitudes upon extending away from the first axis so as to form a partially rounded cross section;
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- pressing said folded segments of said folded discrete sheet towards one another along directions generally orthogonal to said first dimension to provide a compact configuration for the folded sheet.
A method for producing an agent delivery device for oral intake, the method comprising:
- providing one or more generally planar layers comprising one or more materials and one or more agent or an agent-releasing formulation;
- folding the one or more generally planar layers to form a folded device defining a first axis, such that the folded device has folds of increasingly smaller amplitudes upon extending away from the first axis so as to form an at least partially rounded cross section;
- and
- at least partially enclosing the folded device to a form the agent delivery device for oral intake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.