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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Premal Gandhi, Andover, MA (US);
James B. Nagle, Gloucester, MA (US);
Kevin Hacker, Boston, MA (US);
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for dispensing a powdered pharmaceutical into a bottle is disclosed. The system includes a filler having a powder filler head and respective weight sensor, two or more draft shields, and one or more static reduction devices. In some embodiments, the system also includes one or more dust extractors. In some embodiments, the static reduction device is an active static reduction device, such as one or more static bars. The two or more draft shields may include an inner draft shield to reduce small pressure and/or airflow changes and an outer draft to reduce large pressure and/or airflow changes.