Patent ID: 7318304

Claim:
A device for introducing solid pharmaceutical products having a thickness into a matrix array of individuals wells of a blister pack, the device comprising: a pan for receiving pharmaceutical products loaded as bulk material; at least two pairs of rolls supported for rotation in a roll frame located below the pan, each pair of rolls consisting of a first roll and a second roll, each said roll having a plurality of axially successive non-cylindrical sections, each said non-cylindrical section of each said first roll being separated from a respective said non-cylindrical section of the second roll by a gap, wherein the gap is larger than the thickness of the pharmaceutical products; drive means for rotating the first and second rolls of each said pair in opposite directions so that surfaces of the rolls facing the gap move upwards; and an isolating block positioned below the rolls, the isolating block having a matrix array of isolating channels for receiving respective said pharmaceutical products from respective said gaps and for distributing said pharmaceutical products to respective individual wells of a blister pack.