Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – With conveying means to supply successive receivers – Sampler type
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-18
2007-09-18
Douglas, Steven O. (Department: 3771)
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
With conveying means to supply successive receivers
Sampler type
C141S329000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11510961
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is provided for needle filling and thermally resealing containers having stoppers that are needle penetrable for filling the containers with a substance, and are thermally resealable for thermally sealing a needle hole in the stopper upon withdrawal of a needle therefrom. A container support of the apparatus supports at least one container having a resealable stopper in a substantially fixed position during needle filling and thermally resealing a needle hole in the stopper upon withdrawal of a needle therefrom. A manifold is drivingly mounted over the container support and comprises (1) a needle cartridge including a needle for penetrating the resealable stopper and introducing a substance through the needle and into the container, a needle mount for mounting the needle cartridge on the manifold, and a needle cover releasably coupled to the needle mount for covering the needle during transportation, installation and/or removal of the needle cartridge from the manifold, and that is removable from the needle cartridge upon mounting the needle cartridge to the manifold. The manifold further includes a thermal source for heating a needle penetrated region of the stopper and, in turn, sealing a needle hole in the stopper.
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Douglas Steven O.
McCarter & English LLP
Medical Instill Technologies Inc.
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