Patent ID: 8491298
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for sealing a pharmaceutically acceptable hard shell capsule having coaxial body parts which overlap when telescopically joined, the apparatus comprising: a sealing clamp to clamp and hold the pharmaceutically acceptable capsule in an upright position, wherein the sealing clamp includes a first part and a second part separate from the first part, wherein a face of the first part is configured to abut a face of the second part at a parting line and the first part and the second part define a cavity for receiving the capsule, wherein the face of the first part and the face of the second part are substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the capsule when the capsule is received in the cavity; a first injection port configured to inject a sealing fluid in the overlap of the body parts of the capsule; a liquid recovery groove formed in the first part and the second part; and a first suction port disposed in the liquid recovery groove and configured to recover excess sealing fluid.