Bag Kit for Controlled Cannabinoid Vaporization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for releasing active substances from plant materials for inhalation are inefficient and lack medical safety standards, as they often result in non-uniform evaporation and cannot be sterilized, posing risks due to combustion residues.
Innovation Solution
A kit comprising a bag with a closable outlet, a solid and/or liquid active agent precursor, and means for releasing a gaseous active agent or mixture, which includes a chemical heating element and a design that allows for controlled temperature decarboxylation of cannabinoids, enabling efficient and safe inhalation of pharmacologically active ingredients.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If plant parts are spread over a heated surface for vaporization, then active ingredient release is achieved, but uniform evaporation cannot be obtained due to non-uniform heating
Solution Approach 1:
The plant material is segmented into small particles and distributed within a porous matrix structure, creating numerous small heating surfaces. This segmentation allows uniform heat distribution across all plant particles, eliminating the non-uniform heating problem of traditional hot plate methods while maintaining efficient active ingredient release.
Solution Approach 2:
A porous heating matrix is used as the heating medium, where plant material is distributed within the porous structure. The porous nature provides large surface area for uniform heat transfer to all plant particles simultaneously, ensuring uniform evaporation and active ingredient release throughout the entire sample.
2Productivity
If air-heated devices are used for steam distillation, then active ingredient release is achieved, but device safety cannot be guaranteed due to inability to sterilize
Solution Approach 1:
The heating element is designed as a disposable component that can be sterilized and discarded after a single use. This eliminates the safety issue of reusable heating surfaces that accumulate combustion residues, as each new heating element is sterile and free from contaminants, while still providing effective active ingredient release.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses a controlled inert or oxygen-limited atmosphere during heating, preventing combustion of plant material. This eliminates the production of harmful combustion residues on heating surfaces, ensuring device safety and sterility while maintaining efficient steam distillation of active ingredients.
3Speed
If high temperature heating is used for rapid active ingredient vaporization, then release speed is improved, but thermal degradation of substances occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The heating parameters are optimized to use moderate temperatures combined with extended heating time, rather than high temperatures for short duration. The porous matrix structure enables efficient heat transfer at lower temperatures, and the large surface area allows rapid vaporization without requiring excessive heat, thus preventing thermal degradation while maintaining fast active ingredient release.
Solution Approach 2:
The porous heating matrix acts as an intermediary between the heat source and plant material, distributing heat uniformly and preventing localized overheating. This intermediate structure enables controlled, gentle heating that achieves rapid vaporization through efficient surface area contact without the thermal degradation associated with direct high-temperature heating.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The kit allows for gentle and efficient release of active substances, bypassing first-pass metabolism and reducing side effects by direct absorption in the lungs, with the ability to tailor doses and compositions for individual patients, ensuring medical safety and effective delivery of cannabinoids like THC and CBD.
Implementation Method 1
means for releasing a gaseous active agent or a gaseous active agent mixture from the active agent precursor... controlled temperature decarboxylation of cannabinoids
Implementation Method 2
heating element... controlled temperature decarboxylation... efficient and safe inhalation
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a kit comprising: a) a bag having an outlet, the outlet being closable and openable; b) a solid and/or liquid active agent precursor; and c) means for releasing a gaseous active agent or a gaseous active agent mixture from the active agent precursor; a method for producing a gaseous active agent or a gaseous active agent mixture comprising the steps: a) providing the kit; b) providing the solid and/or liquid active ingredient precursor in the bag; and c) releasing the gaseous active ingredient or the gaseous active ingredient mixture from the solid and/or liquid active ingredient precursor with the aid of the means for releasing a gaseous active ingredient or a gaseous active ingredient mixture, and a gaseous composition obtainable by the process.