Patent ID: 8167279

Claim:
A device for formation of small particles in solid form and of a certain substance, the device comprising first inlet means connected to a source of a solution or a suspension containing the substance, second inlet means for an atomizing agent which functions as an anti-solvent mixing means for mixing said solution/suspension and said atomizing agent, outlet means for the particles, first conduit means from the first inlet means to the mixing means, and second conduit means from the second inlet means to the mixing means, which first and second conduit means meet each other at the mixing means at an angle of at least 30°, said first conduit means being supplied, and said first conduit means and said second conduit means being positioned in relation to said mixing means, to form said particles in solid form via a mixing of said solution with said atomizing agent in said mixing means, wherein the device comprises a first part having a first wall and a second part having a second wall, the walls forming an interspace between each other, said mixing means being formed by said interspace and at least one of said walls is movable such that a width of said interspace is adjustable, wherein said first and second inlet means extend through the first part, and the first inlet means and the first conduit means extend through said second part.