Owner AstraZeneca AB

Inventors Niklasson Bjorn, Ingela; Folestad, Staffan; Strom, Daniel

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2002317959

PCT Number PCT/GB02/03143

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/006177

Priority 0102511-3 12.07.01 SE

Filing date 9 July 2002

Wipo publication date 29 January 2003

Acceptance publication date 19 July 2007

A61J 3/02 (2006.01) Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms

A61K 9/28 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Dragees

A61K 9/48 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Preparations in capsules, e.g. of gelatin, of chocolate

B01J 2/00 (2006.01) Processes or devices for granulating materials, in general

B01J 2/16 (2006.01) Processes or devices for granulating materials, in general - by suspending the powder material in a gas, e.g. in fluidised beds or as a falling curtain

B05B 7/00 (2006.01) Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas

B05B 17/06 (2006.01) Apparatus for spraying or atomising liquids or other fluent materials, not covered by any other group of this subclass

B05C 5/00 (2006.01) Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work

B05D 1/26 (2006.01) Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials - performed by applying the liquid or other fluent material from an outlet device in contact with, or almost in contact with, the surface

B05D 7/00 (2006.01) Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials