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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRILLING ORIFICES IN OSMOTIC TABLETS INCORPORATING NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY

  • US 20070196487A1
  • Filed: 02/15/2007
  • Published: 08/23/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • an osmotic tablet handling system for handling osmotic tablets that comprise a drug layer and a push layer;

    an osmotic tablet laser drilling system for drilling at least one orifice in a drug layer end of the osmotic tablet;

    a near-infrared spectroscopy system; and

    a laser drill control system;

    wherein the osmotic tablet laser drilling system is coupled to the osmotic tablet handling system and the near-infrared spectroscopy system, and the near-infrared spectroscopy system is coupled to the osmotic tablet handling system and a laser drill control system, and the laser drill control system is coupled to the near-infrared spectroscopy system and the osmotic tablet laser drilling system.

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