Method and apparatus for emptying blood plasma containers
US7306420B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B69/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The method comprises a first stage of formation of a batch of a specific number of full containers to be emptied, which are then subjected to an operation of external washing by spraying with hot, de-ionized water and a subsequent rinsing operation, likewise by spraying with de-ionized water, passing then to a step of drying of the containers and afterwards to a step of cutting off one end of the containers, which then pass to a gripping step, in the same number of containers that were arranged in the batch at the start of the method, these being inverted to permit the fall and collection of the masses of plasma.
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