Patent ID: 6039557
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A61J,A61K,A61M,B01F,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for making vesicles, comprising:a) a container containing an aqueous suspension phase and a gaseous phase substantially separate from said aqueous suspension phase;b) a device for shaking said container by imparting a reciprocating motion thereto so as to form vesicles, said shaking device comprising (i) an arm having a distal end to which said container is coupled, and (ii) means for pivoting said arm back and forth in first and second mutually perpendicular directions so as to reciprocate said container along an arcuate path, wherein said means for pivoting said arm comprises means for pivoting said arm at a frequency greater than approximately 2800 RPM and no greater than approximately 10,000 RPM.