Apparatus and method for sterilization and secondary packaging
US5577367A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B55/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for the sterilization and secondary packaging into cartons storing arrays of blister packages, each of which contains at least one hydrophilic contact lens immersed in a sterile aqueous solution. More specifically, disclosed in an apparatus adapted to provide for arrays of blister packages which are transported within trays supported on racks. These racks are transported to a sterilization chamber for sterilizing the arrays of blister packages, and from which the sterilized arrays of blister packages are then transported to a locale for implementing the pairing thereof and the secondary packaging into sealable cartons. Also disclosed is a method of sterilizing and implementing the secondary packaging into cartons of predetermined quantities of arrays of blister packages, each of which contains a hydrophilic contact lens immersed in a sterile aqueous solution, so as to provide a sterile environment for the arrays of blister packages.
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