Unit for the sterile filling of a final basic container with contents designed for the biopharmaceutical field
US11655058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B31/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sterile filling unit, of a basic container with contents that can be distributed in a fluid form and that is originally located in a source container in a sterile manner, includes a sterile chamber with at least one sterile entry port and/or outlet; a sterile fluid transfer and filling line with an intake and an outlet, such that for a filling stage the line passes through the wall of the sterile chamber in a sterile manner, with the intake located outside of the sterile chamber in sterile fluid communication with the source container, with the filling element at the outlet located inside the sterile chamber and positioned to be operating; and a unit that can introduce the disposable internal elements that, in a stage prior to the filling stage, were located outside of the sterile chamber, into the interior of the sterile chamber in a sterile manner.
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