Global Patent Index - EP 1472142 A1

EP 1472142 A1 20041103 - APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING A PRODUCT THAT IS PACKAGED IN A PACKAGING MATERIAL

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING A PRODUCT THAT IS PACKAGED IN A PACKAGING MATERIAL

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM STERILISIEREN EINES IN EINER VERPACKUNG ABGEPACKTEN PRODUKTES

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF POUR STERILISER UN PRODUIT CONDITIONNE DANS UN EMBALLAGE

Publication

EP 1472142 A1 20041103 (DE)

Application

EP 03737322 A 20030207

Priority

  • DE 10205458 A 20020208
  • EP 0301223 W 20030207

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03066442A1] Disclosed are a method and a device for sterilizing a product that is packaged in a packaging material. The package (1) comprising the product and the packaging material is subjected to thermal treatment at a defined temperature for a given period of time. The following steps are carried out in order to protect packages (1) which would generally not resist the conditions prevailing in an autoclave: - at least one package (1) is introduced into a protective covering (2 ); - the space between the protecting covering (2 ) and the package (1) is evacuated; - the protective covering (2) is sealed; and - the protective covering (2 ) and the package (1) are autoclaved in an autoclave. The corresponding inventive device comprises a repackaging unit, an evacuating unit, an autoclaving unit, and an optional unpacking unit, each of which tops the filling machine.

IPC 1-7

B65B 55/02; A61L 2/07; A61L 2/28; B65B 31/00

IPC 8 full level

A61L 2/07 (2006.01); A61L 2/28 (2006.01); B65B 55/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61L 2/07 (2013.01 - EP US); A61L 2/28 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 55/027 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03066442A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03066442 A1 20030814; AU 2003244445 A1 20030902; CA 2475130 A1 20030814; DE 10205458 A1 20030828; EP 1472142 A1 20041103; TW 200302802 A 20030816; TW 593069 B 20040621; US 2005198923 A1 20050915

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0301223 W 20030207; AU 2003244445 A 20030207; CA 2475130 A 20030207; DE 10205458 A 20020208; EP 03737322 A 20030207; TW 92102553 A 20030207; US 50396304 A 20040929