IMPROVED CONTROLLED RELEASE DOSAGE FORM INCLUDING A BANDED ENGINE

The present invention includes a dosage form configured to provide the controlled release of an active agent formulation. A dosage form according to the present invention includes a reservoir containing an active agent formulation and an engine positioned at least partially within the reservoir. In order to reduce the possibility that the engine included in a dosage form of the present invention will separate from the reservoir either during or after fabrication, the dosage form of the present invention includes a band that binds the engine to the reservoir. The band is provided over an outside surface of the both the engine and the reservoir at or near the interface formed where the engine enters the opening provided in the reservoir. The present invention also includes a method of fabricating controlled release dosage forms having banded engine.