JP2005528383A5

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Publication number: JP2005528383A5
Application number: JP2003583294A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2003-04-09
Publication date: 2006-06-15

Claims

An encapsulation method for forming a multi-compartment capsule comprising the following steps:
Providing a first capsule having a base portion and a cap portion;
Providing a second capsule having a base portion and a cap portion;
Introducing into the second capsule at least one ingredient exhibiting a first physical state, wherein the ingredient introduced into the second capsule is a nutraceutical, vitamin, dietary supplement, And the step selected from the group consisting of and minerals;
Placing the cap portion of the second capsule in a sealing relationship with the base portion;
Introducing at least one ingredient exhibiting a second physical state into the first capsule, wherein the ingredient introduced into the first capsule comprises a nutraceutical, a vitamin, a dietary supplement, And the first physical state of the component of the second capsule is different from the second physical state of the component of the first capsule, and the component of the second capsule is Different from the component of the first capsule, the step;
Introducing a second capsule into the base portion of the first capsule; and positioning the cap portion of the first capsule in a sealing relationship with the base portion;
Said method comprising.

Next steps:
Providing a third capsule having a base portion and a cap portion;
Introducing into the third capsule at least one component exhibiting a third physical state;
Placing the cap portion of the second capsule in a sealing relationship with the base portion; and introducing a third capsule into the base portion of the second capsule;
The encapsulation method according to claim 1, further comprising:

The encapsulation method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the component introduced into the first capsule comprises a water content ranging from about 0% to 6% by weight.

An encapsulation method for forming a multi-compartment capsule comprising the following steps:
A cap portion, a base portion shaped to have a longitudinally extending body having a length, and at least one partition formed along the length of the extended body, wherein Providing a capsule wherein the septum is adapted to form a first containment chamber and a second containment chamber;
Introducing into the second containment chamber at least one component exhibiting a first physical state, wherein the component introduced into the capsule is nutraceutical, vitamin, dietary supplement, and The step selected from the group consisting of minerals;
Introducing into the first containment chamber at least one component exhibiting a second physical state, wherein the component introduced into the capsule is a nutraceutical, vitamin, dietary supplement, and Selected from the group consisting of minerals, wherein the first physical state of the component of the second containment chamber is different from the second physical state of the component of the first containment chamber; The component is different from the component of the first containment chamber; and placing the cap portion in a sealing relationship with the base portion;
The encapsulation method comprising:

A first containment chamber comprising at least one component exhibiting a first physical state;
A second containment chamber comprising at least one component exhibiting a second physical state;
A first compartment containing a first physical state of the component of the first containment chamber different from a second physical state of the component of the second containment chamber. The multi-compartment capsule wherein the component of the chamber is different from the component of the second containment chamber.

The multi-compartment capsule of claim 5, further comprising a base portion and a corresponding cap portion, wherein the cap portion is shaped to create a sealing relationship when engaged with the base portion.

The multi-compartment capsule of claim 6, wherein the cap portion is shaped to reduce a dead space volume in the first storage chamber.

The ingredient in the first containment chamber is selected from the group consisting of pharmaceuticals, biotech, nutraceuticals, vitamins, dietary supplements, and minerals, and the ingredients in the second containment chamber are pharmaceuticals, The multi-compartment capsule of claim 5, selected from the group consisting of biotech, nutraceuticals, vitamins, dietary supplements, and minerals.

6. The multi-compartment of claim 5, wherein the component in the first containment chamber comprises a pharmaceutical and the component in the second containment chamber comprises a nutraceutical, or dietary supplement, or mineral. capsule.

The multi-compartment capsule of claim 5, wherein the physical state of the component in the first containment chamber is selected from the group consisting of a solid, a liquid, a gas, and a dispersion.