Patent ID: 8858210

Claim:
A machine for the production of a solid dosage form, said machine comprising: (a) a die platen having one or more forming cavities each having an inner wall, a first opening at the surface of one side of said die platen, and a second opening at the surface on the opposite side of said die platen; (b) one or more first forming tools having a dosage form contacting first surface, each of said one or more first forming tools adapted to move into one of said cavities through the first opening of said forming cavity; (c) one or more second forming tools having a dosage form contacting second surface, each of said one or more second forming tools adapted to move into one of said cavities through the second opening of said forming cavity; (d) at least one first RF electrode operably associated with said one or more first forming tools, said one or more second forming tools, or said inner wall of said one or more forming cavities; and (e) at least one second RF electrode operably associated with said one or more first forming tools, said one or more second forming tools, or said inner wall of said one or more forming cavities; wherein at least a portion of said dosage form contacting first surface and/or at least a portion of said dosage form contacting second surface is movable, respectively, within said first forming tool and/or within said second forming tool, and wherein said machine is adapted to form a dosage form between said dosage form contacting first surface and said dosage form contacting second surface within a forming cavity and wherein said first RF electrode and said second RF electrode are arranged within said machine such that when RF energy is conducted between said first RF electrode and said second RF electrode, said RF energy passes through the portion of said forming cavity adapted to form said dosage form.