VERTICAL PATCH DRYING
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
- one or more drug patches;
a surface configured to hold the one or more drug patches; and
a housing shaped to define one or more gas inflow openings that are configured to facilitate drying of the patches by directing a flow of a gas toward the patches, a midline of the flow being at an angle of less than 20 degrees from a normal to the surface.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided, including one or more drug patches (20) and a surface (22) configured to hold the one or more drug patches. A housing (24) is shaped to define one or more gas inflow openings (30) that are configured to facilitate drying of the patches by directing a flow of a gas toward the patches, a midline of the flow being at an angle of less than 20 degrees from a normal to the surface. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
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one or more drug patches; a surface configured to hold the one or more drug patches; and a housing shaped to define one or more gas inflow openings that are configured to facilitate drying of the patches by directing a flow of a gas toward the patches, a midline of the flow being at an angle of less than 20 degrees from a normal to the surface. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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23. A method for preparing a drug patch, comprising:
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applying a drug in liquid form to a patch; placing the patch on a surface; and drying the patch by directing a flow of a gas toward the patch, a midline of the flow being at an angle of less than 20 degrees from a normal to the surface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 27, 29, 31, 33, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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