Arrangement for the contamination-free introduction of a sterile object from a container into a containment and method therefor
US12168080B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B69/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The arrangement for contamination-free introduction of a sterile object from a vessel, closed by means of a semipermeable cover, into a working chamber, surrounded by a wall, of a containment comprising a portal unit having an access flange arranged in the wall and forming a passage into the working chamber, and a door which sealingly closes the passage and which, in order to be opened, can be moved into the working chamber. The arrangement comprises a vessel receptacle having a repository for holding a vessel, an opening for introducing the vessel into the repository, and a flange for interacting with the access flange. A decontamination unit designed to, when the door is closed, the vessel receptacle is docked to the access flange and the vessel is stored in the vessel receptacle, decontaminate an outer surface of the cover. Based on this arrangement, a method for introduction is also disclosed.
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