Apparatus and method for aseptically filling pharmaceutical containers with a pharmaceutical fluid using rotary stage
US10524980B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B57/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reconfigurable nest handling system for handling nests of objects arranged in a predetermined pattern is presented and applied to a system for filling nested pharmaceutical containers with a pharmaceutical fluid. In one general aspect, the system comprises a sterilizable chamber containing a planar rotary stage with tub and nest positioning systems that may be reconfigurable for holding differently sized pharmaceutical container tubs and nests and pharmaceutical closure tubs and nests. The chamber has a rotatable cover removal station, a rotatable filling station with a dispenser head, and camera guided vacuum pickup facilities for handling container and closure nests. The vacuum pickup facilities may be reconfigurable for handling differently sized nests. An associated method for filling the containers comprises establishing an aseptic condition within the chamber; removing covers from a container tub and a container closure tub by operating both the rotary stage and the cover removal station. The vacuum pickup facility transfers into the fiducial locating structure a container nest bearing pharmaceutical containers. The fluid is dispensed into the containers by operating both t…
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