Patent ID: 9713575
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61J,B29B,B29C,B29K,B30B

Claim:
1. A module for production of tablets, the module comprising: at least one inlet for an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API); at least one inlet for an excipient; at least one mixing unit; a tablet press; at least one outlet for tablets; and a control unit configured to receive data from the at least one analytical sensor and send commands to the tablet press to control the speed of the tablet press to maintain a continuous process; said inlets being in fluid communication with an inlet of the at least one mixing unit, an outlet of the at least one mixing unit is in fluid communication with an inlet of the tablet press, and an outlet of the tablet press is in fluid communication with the outlet for tablets; wherein the module is contained to have a level of containment below 100 mcg/m at least one analytical sensor is provided, said at least one analytical sensor being positioned to analyze the contents or properties upstream of the tablet press, and said inlets comprise a releasable inlet conduit for an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and a releasable inlet conduit for an excipient, and said outlet a releasable outlet port for tablets, the releasable inlet conduits being in fluid communication with the inlet of the mixing unit, and the outlet of the tablet press is in fluid communication with the releasable outlet port for tablets, a fully continuous process is provided, the control unit is configured to send commands to the at least one inlet for API, the at least one inlet for the excipient, the mixing unit and the tablet press, and the at least one inlet for the API, the at least one inlet for the excipient, the at least one mixing unit, and the tablet press are directly connected to each other by a conduit without an intermediate containment vessel provided therebetween.