ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIE......FI....CY................................JDIM360 (Ver 1.5 21 Nov 2005) - 1990130/0 1990980/0 1620000/01591360EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320060412EP04025128.219990309enenen77363 P19980309US2006041220061520051102200544B65B 7/28 20060101AFI20060221BHEP B65B 23/00 20060101ALI20060221BHEP B65B 35/30 20060101ALI20060221BHEP B65B 51/14 20060101ALI20060221BHEP B65B 5/10 20060101ALI20060221BHEP deVorrichtung zum Handhaben und Verpacken von spröden TablettenenApparatus for handling and packaging friable tabletsfrAppareil de manutention et d'emballage de comprimés friable199914893.5110791119990309CIMA LABS INC.01354281P 001 956 EP10.000 Valley View RoadEden Prairie, MN 55344-9361USAmborn, Jerry843 84th Avenue N.E.Spring Lake Park Minnesota 55432USTiger, Vern907 18 1/2 Avenue, N.E.Minneapolis Minnesota 55418USAmery, Marcus Jameset al00137461Albihns GmbH Bayerstrasse 8380335 MünchenDEATBECHCYDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSE20060412200615

An assembly for handling and packaging pharmaceutical dosage forms includes an infeed structure (22), a laning structure (35), and a plenum structure (32) extending from the infeed structure to the laning structure. The infeed, laning and plenum structures guide dosage forms as they are carried in a downstream direction by a surface movable with downstream direction. A guide portion guides the dosage forms into the laning structure to avoid jamming of tablets. A form handling device (83) receives dosage forms and transports the dosage forms to a packaging device (90). A timed controller and dump gate operate so that debris is carried out of the assembly. The assembly is particularly useful for fragile dosage forms. A packaging device having a bottom plate with floatably supported blocks is provided for sealing dosage forms into packages.