Global Patent Index - EP 2244686 A1

EP 2244686 A1 20101103 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING CAPSULES

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING CAPSULES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEFÜLLUNG VON KAPSELN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR REMPLIR DES GÉLULES

Publication

EP 2244686 A1 20101103 (DE)

Application

EP 09708924 A 20090207

Priority

  • EP 2009000863 W 20090207
  • EP 08151224 A 20080208
  • EP 09708924 A 20090207

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009098083A1] The invention relates to a method for filling a capsule with a pharmaceutical active-substance formulation. According to the method, the capsule consists of two capsule parts (a capsule body and a capsule cap) and the two capsule parts, without being previously interlocked when empty, are only fitted together in a telescopic manner once one capsule part has been filled with a pharmaceutical active-substance formulation. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out said method.

IPC 8 full level

A61J 3/07 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61J 3/074 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2009098083A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009098083 A1 20090813; CA 2714178 A1 20090813; EP 2244686 A1 20101103; JP 2011512175 A 20110421; US 2010327476 A1 20101230

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2009000863 W 20090207; CA 2714178 A 20090207; EP 09708924 A 20090207; JP 2010545412 A 20090207; US 86494109 A 20090207