Patent ID: 6163149
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A device for determining the dissolution time of medications in pressed form comprisinga frame;a center column furnished at the frame;a base plate furnished at the frame, wherein the base plate is furnished with a plurality of holes;a mesh covering the holes from below,test tubes placed upright in the holes and located within the frame,a plurality of disks, with each of the disks insertable into each one of the test tubes for loading and weighting the individual medications,a plurality of electric coils, with each one of the electric coils disposed around a corresponding one of the holes,wherein each electric coil forms part of one of a plurality of electrical oscillation circuits,a plurality of conductor loops, with each conductor loop disposed near a corresponding one of the plurality of disks for path-dependently damping the electrical oscillation circuits, wherein each electric coil and each conductor loop are connected to an electric power supply to generate oscillations and to an evaluation device for evaluating measurement results.