Global Patent Index - EP 3917841 A1

EP 3917841 A1 20211208 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STERILELY ENCLOSING A CONTAINER

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STERILELY ENCLOSING A CONTAINER

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM STERILEN UMSCHLIEßEN EINES BEHÄLTERS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE FERMETURE STÉRILE D'UN RÉCIPIENT

Publication

EP 3917841 A1 20211208 (DE)

Application

EP 20700884 A 20200114

Priority

  • DE 102019201028 A 20190128
  • EP 2020050817 W 20200114

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020156803A1] The invention relates to a method for sterilely enclosing a container (40) by means of at least two caps (52, 54), the method comprising the following steps, preferably in alphabetical order: c) gripping a first region (42) of the container (40), which is already provided with a first cap (52) in the first region (42), by means of first tongs (22) by gripping and clamping the first cap (52); and e) sliding a second cap (54) onto a second region (44) of the container (40), which is not yet provided with one of the caps (52, 54), in such a way that the second cap (54) slips over the first cap (52) and/or is slipped over by the first cap (52) and/or in such a way that the first and the second caps (52, 54) are connected by means of complementary screw threads and/or protrusions/cut-outs (56) and/or engagement elements (56) and/or in such a way that a connection that provides sterile sealing-off from the outside of the caps is or can be formed between the second cap (54) and the first cap (52); and preferably h) connecting the first and the second caps (52, 54) in a sterilely sealing manner, preferably by adhesively bonding a sealing film (58) to the first and the second caps (52, 54) in such a way that the sealing film sterilely seals off an intermediate region and/or gap region between the first and the second caps (52, 54).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 7/28 (2006.01); A61J 1/00 (2006.01); B65B 7/16 (2006.01); B65B 43/46 (2006.01); B65B 53/02 (2006.01); B65B 55/00 (2006.01); B65C 3/06 (2006.01); B65C 3/24 (2006.01); B65D 23/08 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 77/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 3/003 (2013.01 - US); B65B 7/161 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 7/2842 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 43/46 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 53/02 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 55/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 43/02 (2013.01 - EP); B65D 77/003 (2013.01 - EP); B65D 77/0493 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 2220/16 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102019201028 A1 20200730; CN 113272226 A 20210817; CN 113272226 B 20220902; EP 3917841 A1 20211208; US 2022097879 A1 20220331; WO 2020156803 A1 20200806

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102019201028 A 20190128; CN 202080007215 A 20200114; EP 2020050817 W 20200114; EP 20700884 A 20200114; US 202017426394 A 20200114