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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2003
Staffan Folestad, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Mats O. Johansson, Jonsered, SE;
Staffan Folestad, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Mats O. Johansson, Jonsered, SE;
Astrazeneca AB, Södertälje, SE;
Abstract
A mixing apparatus for preparing from a plurality of materials, preferably powders, in particular components of a pharmaceutical composition, a mixture having a required homogeneity, comprising a non-rotating mixing vessel (); at least one feeding mechanism for feeding said materials into said vessel (); a stirring means () inside said vessel () for preparing said mixture; and at least one measuring device () for monitoring in-line at one or more locations in said vessel () the homogeneity of the mixture being prepared therein, wherein said at least one measuring device () comprises a unit for directing input radiation into said vessel (), and at least one detector unit () for detecting output radiation formed by interaction of said input radiation with said materials in said vessel ().