Machine and Method for Pharmaceutical and Pharmaceutical-Like Product Assembly
First Claim
1. An apparatus for assembling a pharmaceutical product having at least three independently formed solid components, the apparatus comprising:
- at least three component magazines each holding a plurality of said solid components;
a pusher assembly in communication with said at least three component magazines for positioning the solid components that are dispensed from said at least three component magazines; and
a connector assembly in communication with the pusher assembly for connecting the solid components from each of said at least three component magazines together.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for assembling a plurality of independently formed solid components is provided thereby forming a single delivery vehicle for a pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical-like product. The solid components can be held and fed to the apparatus via a plurality of magazines. Pusher rods and the like can be used for positioning each of the solid components. Where the components are connected via a bonding liquid, a sprayer is provided and compression pins or the like press the components with the bonding liquid together to form the final product. A rivet or other connection structure can also be used and driven through holes in each of the solid components to form the final product.
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36 Claims
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1. An apparatus for assembling a pharmaceutical product having at least three independently formed solid components, the apparatus comprising:
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at least three component magazines each holding a plurality of said solid components; a pusher assembly in communication with said at least three component magazines for positioning the solid components that are dispensed from said at least three component magazines; and a connector assembly in communication with the pusher assembly for connecting the solid components from each of said at least three component magazines together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for assembling a pharmaceutical product having at least three independently formed solid components, the apparatus comprising:
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at least three component magazines each holding a plurality of said solid components; a track assembly in communication with said at least three component magazines for positioning the plurality of said solid components that are dispensed from said at least three component magazines; and a connector assembly in communication with the track assembly for connecting one of the plurality of said solid components from each of said at least three component magazines together. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of assembling a pharmaceutical product having at least three independently formed solid components, the method comprising.
supplying a separate one of said at least three solid components in a separate one of at least three component magazines, dispensing said at least three solid components from said at least three component magazines; -
positioning said at least three solid components that are dispensed from said at least three component magazines; and connecting together said at least three solid components. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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