Freezing, drying and/or freeze-drying of product dose units
US11828535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K13/00
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device for holding and monitoring a predetermined dose of a product during a freezing, drying and/or lyophilization process, includes a mold having a receptacle part for containing the predetermined dose of the product in direct contact with the receptacle part, a sensor, contacting the mold or integrated in the mold, for measuring a physical characteristic and/or quantity, and a transmitter for transmitting the measured characteristic and/or quantity in the form of a sensor signal to a control unit for controlling a heating and/or cooling element, integrated in the device, for heating and/or cooling a predetermined dose of product during a freezing, drying and/or lyophilization process, in the lyophilization process. The device relates in further aspects to a system and a method.
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