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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2000
Dominic G. Madril, Loveland, CO (US);
Cody L Yarborough, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Rajan Bawa, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Christopher J. Barrett, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Atrix Laboratories, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a cover plate that covers one or more delivery containers (e.g., syringe) during lyophilization. The cover plate includes a lid region and one or more protuberances which project perpendicularly from the lid region. The one or more protuberances are adapted to fit in the one or more delivery containers. The cover plate permits the escape of vapor from the one or more delivery containers during the lyophilization process. In addition, the cover plate prevents the escape of lyophilizate from the one or more delivery containers during the lyophilization process. The present invention also provides a system for lyophilizing a solution that contains a pharmaceutical. The system includes one or more delivery containers. The one or more delivery containers contains the solution that contains the pharmaceutical. The system also includes a cover plate used to cover the one or more delivery containers during the lyophilization. The present invention also provides a method for lyophilizing a solution that contains a pharmaceutical. The method includes depositing the solution in one or more delivery containers, covering the one or more delivery containers with a cover plate, and lyophilizing the solution comprising the pharmaceutical.