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Apparatus and method for filling containers

US9241874B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2013
Grant dateJan 26, 2016
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D51/002
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A container is provided for storing a product, such as a fat containing liquid product, and includes a body defining a chamber for receiving the product; and a container closure including a sealing portion for sealing the product within the chamber. The container closure includes a member forming a substantially fluid-tight seal between the container closure and the body; a nipple in fluid communication with the chamber that seals the chamber with respect to the ambient atmosphere during storage of the product in the chamber and that can be opened to dispense product from the chamber therethrough; and a needle penetrable and laser resealable portion that is penetrable by the needle for aseptically filling the chamber with the product, and that is thermally resealable by the application of laser radiation thereto to seal the product within the chamber.

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