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 tablets, the apparatus comprising:
- at least three component magazines, each holding at least one of said solid tablets;
a pusher assembly in communication with said at least three component magazines, wherein said pusher assembly comprises a single reciprocating pusher that retracts to release the solid tablets from all of said component magazines, and wherein said single reciprocating pusher positions all of the solid tablets that are dispensed from said at least three component magazines; and
a connector assembly in communication with the pusher assembly for connecting the solid tablets from each of said at least three component magazines together, to form the pharmaceutical product.
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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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1. An apparatus for assembling a pharmaceutical product having at least three independently formed solid tablets, the apparatus comprising:
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at least three component magazines, each holding at least one of said solid tablets; a pusher assembly in communication with said at least three component magazines, wherein said pusher assembly comprises a single reciprocating pusher that retracts to release the solid tablets from all of said component magazines, and wherein said single reciprocating pusher positions all of the solid tablets that are dispensed from said at least three component magazines; and a connector assembly in communication with the pusher assembly for connecting the solid tablets from each of said at least three component magazines together, to form the pharmaceutical product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for assembling a pharmaceutical product having at least three independently formed solid tablets, the apparatus comprising:
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at least three component magazines each holding at least one of said solid tablets; a track assembly in communication with said at least three component magazines for positioning the plurality of said tablets 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 tablets from each of said at least three component magazines together, to form the pharmaceutical product, wherein said track assembly comprises a rotating track, a rotating post, and a piston assembly, all operably connected to each other, so that upon rotation of said rotating track, said rotating post removes one of said solid tablets from each of said component magazines, so that the solid tablets are on said piston assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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