Deblistering Apparatus
First Claim
1. Apparatus for deblistering a pharmaceutical blister pack having a number of product blisters and a lidding material thereover, the apparatus comprising:
- a pack holding means adapted to hold the blister pack; and
means to transfer the pack into and out of alignment with an operating position, the operating position having a lidding material cutting means and a blister punching means on opposing sides thereof.
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Abstract
Apparatus for deblistering a pharmaceutical blister pack having a number of product blisters and a lidding material thereover is described. The apparatus comprises a pack holding means (10) adapted to hold the blister pack and means to transfer the pack into and out of alignment with an operating position, the operating position having a lidding material cutting means (4) and a blister punching means (6) on opposing sides thereof. The present invention provides a simple apparatus having few moving parts for deblistering of a blister pack. Only the pack holding means (10) requires significant movement into and out of alignment with the cutting means (4) and punching means (6), each of which requires little movement in themselves to provide their effect.
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1. Apparatus for deblistering a pharmaceutical blister pack having a number of product blisters and a lidding material thereover, the apparatus comprising:
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a pack holding means adapted to hold the blister pack; and
means to transfer the pack into and out of alignment with an operating position, the operating position having a lidding material cutting means and a blister punching means on opposing sides thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23)
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17. A method of deblistering a pharmaceutical blister pack having a number of product blisters covered by a lidding material, comprising:
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locating the blister pack on a pack holding means having complementary pockets corresponding to the blisters of the blister pack, transferring the pack holding means into an operating position in alignment with a lidding material cutting means and a blister punching means, wholly, substantially or partly cutting the lidding material by activation of the lidding material cutting means, deblistering the contents of the product blisters by engagement of the blister punching means such that the contents are without the blister pack, and moving the deblistered blister pack out of alignment with the operating position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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