EP3380243A1 - Transportgebilde für eine mehrzahl von fläschchen für pharmazeutische, medizinische oder kosmetische zwecke, sterile verpackungsstruktur sowie verfahren zur verarbeitung von fläschchen - Google Patents
Transportgebilde für eine mehrzahl von fläschchen für pharmazeutische, medizinische oder kosmetische zwecke, sterile verpackungsstruktur sowie verfahren zur verarbeitung von fläschchenInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates generally to the processing of a plurality of vials for storing pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic substances, and more particularly to a sterile barrier transport structure for temporarily storing and transporting such vials under non-sterile conditions, which provides easy delivery from vial to a processing station. Further aspects of the present invention relate to a sterile packaging structure having at least one such transport structure and to a method for processing vials. Background of the invention
- vials are used on a large scale. These generally have a cylindrical shape, can be made of plastics or glass and are available in large quantities at low cost.
- Box-shaped transport and packaging containers are frequently used for storing and transporting the bottles, as disclosed, for example, in US Pat. No. 3,860,238 B2, which are packaged in a sterile manner against the environment by means of a sterile protective film and can continue to be sterile in a sterile outer packaging bag.
- the box-shaped transport and packaging container is a holding structure for the vials received, which holds a plurality of vials and can be removed together with these the transport and packaging container for further processing.
- the removal of the support structure from the box-shaped transport and packaging container requires special gripping arms, which increases the cost.
- EP 2659922 A2 discloses that the vials with their bottoms are placed upright on a flat carrier, which may also be designed as a gas-permeable protective film.
- a box-shaped transport and packaging container is placed upside down and connected to the flat carrier, so that the vials can be fed without turning a processing station.
- a circumferential side wall on the flat support prevents a circumferential side wall on the flat support, that the vials can be easily pushed down after lifting the box-shaped transport and packaging container from the flat support.
- an adhesive connection between the box-shaped transport and packaging container and the flat support is required, which increases the cost.
- the vials can not be pushed down by the flat support after releasing the adhesive bond. Rather, they have to be withdrawn.
- WO 2013181552 A2 discloses a transport structure according to the preamble of claim 1, which has an upper part and a lower part detachably connected thereto.
- the top has a plurality of receptacles in a regular array, the height of which is smaller than the length of the vials, so that the vials can be received in the receptacles of the top to prevent direct contact with adjacent vials, but from the top protrude from the shots of the upper part.
- the upper part and the lower part are releasably locked together by Verrastungsgesenten.
- a plurality of trough-shaped depressions are formed, on which the bottoms of the vials lie directly, when upper part and lower part are connected to each other.
- On the back of the base a sterile protective film is glued.
- the protective film is first pulled off the back of the lower part in a position upside down, that is, with the upper part pointing downwards.
- the remaining Transport structure of upper part and associated lower part are first turned before by Relatiwerschiebung of upper part and lower part, the vials can be pushed onto a base of the processing station. This turning process is not always easy to realize in practice.
- Relatiwerschiebung of the upper part and lower part it comes to a height offset of the upper part due to the shape of the Verrastungsgetrucke, which can be disadvantageous.
- the depressions of the lower part must in any case extend at one end to the edge of the lower part, so that the vials can be pushed out of the wells at all. This reduces the stability of the lower part, especially if this is to be formed as possible to save material from thin plastics.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost and easier to handle transport structure, with which vials can be supplied to processing stations in a simpler and more cost-effective manner.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a sterile packaging structure and method for processing vials in which the vials can be supplied to a processing station in a simple and cost-effective manner.
- the support member is formed by a flat base plate formed with a flat support surface which faces the receptacles, so that the vials are released after releasing the latch on the support surface of the base plate and by displacement of the receiving part relative to the support member of the support member can be pushed.
- the images are adjusted to the height of the vial, the vials are completely absorbed in it, so do not protrude from the recordings.
- the base plate of the support member is flat, the vials can be pushed without height offset and thus unhindered by the base plate.
- the displacement of the vial can basically be done in any direction, because they are not guided laterally in recordings on top of the base plate of the support member.
- the base plate of the support member can also be formed torsionally stiff in a simple manner, for which purpose the bearing surface formed by the base plate can be divided by comparatively narrow grooves in a plurality of rectangular bearing surfaces.
- This allows in particular the use of thin wall thicknesses, which helps reduce the use of materials and in particular a production of the support member by simple and inexpensive thermo forms, especially deep drawing, made of thin plastic films or foil plates.
- the edges of these grooves or support surfaces are automatically rounded, so that the vial can be pushed reliably and vibration-free on the plane spanned by these support surfaces level.
- Such a transport structure is intended in particular for the transport and reception of vials under non-sterile conditions, which in the context of the present application is intended to mean, in particular, that without further sealing measures, such as packaging the transport structure into a sterile outer packaging bag made of a plastic, in a sterile tube made of plastic or the like or in an additional sterile packaging container or the like, the vials in the transport structure are not packaged sealed airtight, so that germs and particles could theoretically flow through non-airtight sealed column laterally into the interior of the transport structure. Nevertheless, penetration of germs, particles or the like from above directly into the filling openings of the vials is reliably prevented because the filling openings are completely covered by the receiving part.
- a particularly low-jerk transport can be realized, because the recordings are matched to the height of the vial that the bottoms of the vial recorded in the receptacles lie directly against the support surface of the support member, the vials are thus recorded axially secured.
- the receiving part without additional frictional engagement in particular without additional clamping on the support member or without additional Clamping by the support part, releasably connected to the support part. As a result, an advantageously simple handling can be realized.
- the latching structures are accessible from the side of the receiving part. This can allow advantages in handling the transport structure, especially in confined or sterile conditions.
- the vials can be pushed by releasing the locking of receiving part and support member without lifting ornatureverssatz of the receiving part of the support member. This can provide advantages in delivering the vials to a processing station, particularly in confined or sterile conditions.
- the latching of the Verrastungsgetrucke be formed by adjustment of movable parts on the support member or the receiving part without lifting or height offset of the receiving part and released again. This may provide further advantages in delivering the vials to a processing station, particularly in confined or sterile conditions. Especially for the automated handling of the transport structure, it may be advantageous if the Verrastungsgetrucke are accessible for releasing their latching from the side of the receiving part ago, because then the support member can rest on a shelf, such as a machine frame a processing station.
- further compensation or stiffening sections may be formed on the side wings, in particular in order to compensate for an expansion of the material of the side wings when locking the Verrastungsgetrucke temporarily.
- the compensating or stiffening sections can be designed in particular as recessed sections, which allows advantages in the production, in particular in the production by thermoforming the material of the support part, in particular by deep drawing of this material, this material in particular a plate-shaped plastic material is.
- Particularly expedient vials can then be pushed down from the base plate of the support member according to another embodiment, when the support member has only two folding side wings on two opposite sides of the support member, because then no side wings can hinder the pushing down of the vial.
- the displacement of the receiving part relative to the support part is guided laterally, so that the vials can be pushed down controlled only along one direction from the support part, which allows the delivery of the vials to a processing station under controlled conditions.
- a further stiffening of the support member can be realized by forming relatively narrow grooves between a plurality formed on the base plate of the support member bearing surfaces, which in particular advantages in the production of the support member by thermoforming, especially deep drawing, made possible from a thin plastic film or plastic film.
- the grooves are preferably formed comparatively narrow, for example, with widths of less than 3 mm, preferably of about 1 mm.
- the width of the grooves between the bearing surfaces is significantly smaller than the outer diameter of the vials in the region of their closed lower ends (bottoms), since the vials can then be pushed smoothly over the plurality of bearing surfaces of the base plate of the support member .
- the receiving surface of the base plate facing the receptacles may be formed by a plurality of bearing surfaces that jointly cover a plane and are arranged relative to the associated receptacles such that the bottoms of the vials can each lie directly on these bearing surfaces, wherein between the bearing surfaces formed above grooves whose width is very small compared to the diameter of the vial.
- a plurality of depressions are formed on an underside of the base plate facing away from the receiving part, which are separated from one another by separating webs, wherein the width of the depressions preferably corresponds to an outer diameter of the receptacles in the region of the bottoms of the receptacles of the receiving part.
- the base plate can be advantageously produced in a particularly simple and cost-effective manner if the separating webs between the depressions on the underside correspond to the grooves between the bearing surfaces on the upper side of the base plate of the supporting part and the depressions on the underside of the base plate lie on the upper surfaces of the base plate of the base plate Pad part correspond.
- multiple support parts can be stored stacked one above the other to save space.
- a plurality of receiving parts can be stored stacked one above the other, in particular in a space-saving manner, when the receptacles are frustoconical.
- the transport structure according to the present invention is preferably used to transport not yet sterile packaged vials, for example to a pharmaceutical filler, where filling takes place after cleaning and sterilization of the vials.
- no further sterility barrier is expediently provided on the transport structure.
- lateral gaps between the receiving part and the support part are not sealed by other measures, such as seals or the like, sterile and gas-tight, so basically air or gas can flow laterally into the interior of the transport structure, resulting in the at least theoretical entry of particles and germs in the interior of the transport structure can cause.
- transport in the transport structure of the present invention is desired under sterile conditions, such as transporting cleaned and sterilized vials to a pharmaceutical filler in a ready to use (RTU) state
- the transport structure with the vial housed therein is cleaned and sterilized placed in at least one sterile outer packaging bag, for example in a bag or tube made of a plastic, or in an additional transport container, which is then sealed sterile.
- Another aspect of the present invention relates to a transport structure as disclosed herein, in the receptacles of which a plurality of vials are received.
- Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for processing a plurality of vials for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic purposes in a processing station, comprising the steps of: supplying a transport structure having the vials received therein as disclosed herein to the processing station wherein in the transport structure, the receiving part is connected to the support member by latching, the vials are upright and completely received in the receptacles of the receiving part while preventing an immediate contact of adjacent vials; Releasing the locking of the Verrastungsgetrucke, in particular from the side of the receiving part of the transport structure ago and without height offset of the receiving part relative to the support member; Displacing the receiving part relative to the supporting part and in particular without height displacement of the receiving part relative to the supporting part in order to push the vials freely from the base plate of the supporting part and to supply them to the processing station; and processing the vials in the processing station.
- the receiving part After releasing the locking of the Verrastungsgesente the receiving part is moved relative to the support member to push the vial from the flat base plate and supply the processing station.
- the receiving part After releasing the locking of the Verrastungsgesente the receiving part is moved relative to the support member to push the vial from the flat base plate and supply the processing station.
- no turning of the transport structure with the vial accommodated therein is required.
- FIG. 1b shows two transporting structures according to FIG. 1a in a closed state and stacked one above the other;
- FIG. 2a shows the receiving part of the transporting structure according to FIG. 1a in a plan view from below;
- FIG. 2b shows the receiving part according to FIG. 2a in a side view
- FIG. 2c shows the receiving part according to FIG. 2a in a sectional view along B-B according to FIG. 2a;
- FIG. 2d shows the receiving part according to FIG. 2a in a sectional view along A-A according to FIG. 2a with two vials in different positions;
- FIG 3a shows the support part of the transport structure according to FIG la in a plan view.
- FIG. 3b shows the support part according to FIG. 3a in a sectional view along A-A according to FIG.
- 3c shows the support part according to FIG. 3a in a sectional view along B-B according to FIG
- identical reference numerals designate identical or substantially equivalent elements or groups of elements.
- a transport structure serves for the temporary, non-sterile storage and transport of a plurality of vials (hereinafter also referred to as containers) for storing substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications in a regular manner Arrangement, for example in a matrix arrangement at regular intervals of the container to each other along two different spatial directions, preferably along two mutually orthogonal spatial directions.
- the transport structure has no sterility barrier, in particular no circumferential, sterile seal between Support part and receiving part and no sterile protective film for sterile sealing of the transport structure. Rather, the vials are stored or transported in the transport structure under non-sterile conditions.
- sterile conditions for storage or transport of the containers are desired, this is accomplished rather by means of at least one sterile outer packaging bag which accommodates at least one transport structure, for example by a plastic tube.
- a section of a gas-permeable, sterile protective film may be provided, which may be formed for example by a braid of plastic fibers such as polypropylene fibers (PP), or a Tyvek ® - protective film to sterilize the inner volume of the outer packaging bag and the outside allow the transport structure by flowing a sterilizing gas in the outer packaging bag.
- the transport structure 1 comprises a receiving part with a plurality of frustoconical receptacles in which the vials are received, and a substantially plate-shaped support member, which are releasably connected to each other by means of Verrastungsgetrucken 38, 42 and described in more detail below become.
- the receiving part 10 is formed by a flat base plate 11, protrudes from a plurality of truncated cone-like receptacles 14 which are formed by circumferential side walls 15 and closed at the upper end by closed trays 16, on the underside of each four projections 19 are provided so that the upper ends of the male vial spaced from the bottoms 16 of the receptacles 14 are received in these.
- the inner diameter of the receptacles 14 decreases from the open ends thereof to the bottoms 16, preferably decreasing continuously, corresponding to the bottles to be picked up, the outer diameter in the area of the bottoms and cylindrical side walls being larger than in the comparatively short neck portion filling hole.
- the side walls 15 are connected to each other via stiffening ribs 18, which in turn are connected to the base plate 11, in particular integrally formed therewith. To further stiffen the side walls 15, these have a plurality of extending in the longitudinal direction of the receptacles 14 ribs.
- the receptacles 14 are arranged in a two-dimensional regular arrangement, namely along rows which extend in the y-direction, wherein adjacent rows are offset by half a distance between the receptacles 14 to each other. Also possible are other arrangements of the receptacles 14, for example in one two-dimensional matrix arrangement along rows and columns in the y- or x-direction at equal distances from each other.
- the receiving part 10 is formed integrally by thermoforming of a plastic, in particular by deep drawing a thin film or a thin film plate made of a plastic material having a thickness of up to 1.0 mm, more preferably with a material thickness of up to 1.25 mm and more preferably with a Material thickness of up to 2.0 mm.
- the plastic used is PET, PS or PP, although multi-layered films may also be used (e.g., PSEVOHPE / PPEVOHPE ).
- this plastic is transparent to allow a visual inspection of the recorded in the receptacles vial.
- a raised edge 12 extends substantially perpendicularly from the base plate 11.
- the lower edge 13 of the receiving part 10 spans a common plane parallel to the plane of the base plate 11.
- In the plane of the base plate 11 protrude laterally from several island-like projections 20, on each of which Verrastungsgechane 21, 23 are formed, namely outer Verrastungsgesente 23 and inner Verrastungsgesente 21, which are preferably identical.
- These Verrastungsgetrucke 21, 23 are each formed by two lateral rounded portions which are formed in particular mushroom-like profile, as shown in FIG. 4, and which are connected to each other via a narrower connecting web 22, 24.
- the latching structures 21, 23 are hollow on the rear side thereof due to the production of the receiving part 10.
- the side walls 15 of the receptacles 14 are slightly inwardly inclined (see Fig. 2b), which takes into account the fact that the vials to be picked have a larger outer diameter in the region of their bottoms and cylindrical side walls than in the comparatively short portion of the upper neck portions.
- the inner diameter of the receptacles 14 in the region of the bottoms is smaller than the outer diameter of the male vial in the region of their bottoms and cylindrical side walls, so that the vials in the receptacles 14 can be received only in an orientation predetermined by the geometry of the receptacles 14, namely upright that is, pointing with their upper neck portions to the bottoms of the receptacles 14 out.
- a plurality of receiving parts 10 can be stacked to save space, which helps reduce the cost of disposal.
- a plurality of receiving parts 10 When stacking the receiving parts 10 are superimposed Upper sides of the stiffening ribs 18 of a first receiving part 10 on the back of the base plate 11 of a stacked second receiving part 10, so that the inwardly inclined side edges 12 are pushed into each other.
- Fig. 2d shows schematically the receptacle of vials 60 (vials) in the receptacles 14 of the receiving part.
- the length of the receptacles 14 is greater than or equal to the axial length of the vials 60, so that they can be substantially completely absorbed in the receptacles 14 without projecting from the lower end of the receptacles 14.
- the ribs 19 serve on the inside of the plates 16 as spacers, so that between the bottoms 16 of the receptacles 14 and the upper edges 63 of the vials 60, a small gap remains, so that the inner volume of the vials 60 via the filling opening 65 and this gap with the Inner volume of the receptacle 14 can communicate. This basically allows sterilization of the internal volume of the vials 60 as they are received in the transport structure, namely by infusing a sterilizing gas through the aforementioned gap into the interior volume of the vials 60.
- FIG. 2 d shows the intended orientation of the vials 60 when they are stored in the transport structure according to the invention, namely upright in the receptacles 14, the upper ends 63 of the vials facing the bottoms 16 of the receptacles.
- the bottoms 64 of the vials are substantially flush with the lower edge 13 of the female part, but may in principle be located entirely within the volume formed by the lateral edge 12, depending on the particular geometry of the associated seat part, as described below.
- the support part 30 has a substantially flat, rectangular base plate 31 whose outer dimensions correspond to those of the base plate 11 of the receiving part 10.
- the top of the base plate 31, ie the receiving part facing side of the support member 30, flat (flat) is formed. More specifically, on the upper side of the base plate 31, a plurality of bearing surfaces 31 a are formed whose width substantially corresponds to the width of the vials and between which comparatively narrow grooves 31 b are formed.
- the support surfaces 31a when the support member is detachably latched to the receiving part, so arranged relative to the receptacles that the bottoms of the rows in the receiving part recorded vial rest exactly rows on these bearing surfaces 31a.
- the support surfaces 31 a together span a plane on which the bottoms of the vials rest when they are received in the transport structure.
- the grooves 31b are so narrow that the vials can be pushed in any direction over the plane spanned by the bearing surfaces 31a without any great "jerking."
- the grooves 31b serve to further reinforce the base plate 31, which is particularly advantageous If the support member 30 by thermoforming, in particular deep drawing, from a thin film or a thin film plate made of plastic is suitably the vials for their further processing in the longitudinal direction of the support surfaces 31 a pushed by the base plate 31. In principle, these can also in a any other direction from the base plate 31 are pushed, in particular transversely to the grooves 31 b, as shown in FIG. 3d.
- the top side of the base plate 31 may also be made completely flat, in particular without the bearing surfaces 31a and grooves 31b described above.
- Verrastungsgetrucke 21, 42 are each mushroom-shaped in profile, each with a transition portion 21a and 42a, which is formed chamfered in Fig. 4, but can also protrude curved or substantially perpendicular from the respective base plate 20 and 39, a This subsequent constricted portion 21b and 42b and this subsequent broadened or mushroom-shaped locking head 21c and 42c.
- the latching structures 21, 42 are each hollow, wherein the outer dimensions of the Verrastungsgesentes 21 on the projection 20 of the receiving part correspond to the inner dimensions of the Verrastungsgesentes 42 on one of the side wings of the support member, so that the Verrastungsgesente 42 can be pressed onto the Verrastungsgesente 21 to the form-fitting To interfere.
- FIG. 1a Several transport structures according to FIG. 1a can be stacked one above the other, as shown in FIG. 1b. As shown in Fig.
- a plurality of recesses 32 are formed, which are parallel to each other in the y-direction extend, each having the same width in the x-direction and the same length in the y-direction and are separated from each other by dividers 33.
- the respective ends of the recesses 32 are rounded, but extend according to the Fig. 3a not quite up to the edges of the Base plate 31.
- Each of the recesses 32 is thus formed trough-shaped.
- the width of the recesses 32 corresponds to the outer diameter of the cylindrical side walls 15 of the receptacles of the receiving part, so that the closed upper ends of the receptacles are received in the recesses 32 and guided laterally when two transporting structures 1 are arranged stacked, as shown in Fig. Lb.
- the peripheral edge web and the rounded ends 34 of the recesses 32 on the underside of the base plate 31 thereby prevent lateral slippage of the upper transport structure 1 relative to the lower transport structure 1.
- the recesses 32 and dividers 33 also prevent lateral slippage of the upper transport structure in one direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the recesses 32 and dividers 33.
- the recesses 32 and dividers 33 serve at the same time a further stiffening of the support member 30 so that it can be formed from relatively thin plastic plates, in particular by deep drawing, as explained below.
- an intermediate plate 5 is placed on the respective underside of the base plate of a support member, as shown in Fig. Lb, formed on the upper side of a plurality of recesses 6 formed therewith separating webs 7 in the manner of the recesses 32 and dividers 33 are as described above in connection with the configuration of the underside of the base plate 31 of a support member.
- the intermediate plate 5 is matched to the underside of the base plate of a support member, that the intermediate plate 5 is not displaceable relative to the support member when it is placed on the support member. Furthermore, the lengths of the rows of receptacles of the receiving part are matched to the lengths of the recesses 6 on the upper side of an intermediate plate 5, that the two transport structures lb both in the longitudinal direction of the recesses 6 and transverse to this longitudinal direction are not displaced.
- transport structures 1 can be arranged stacked so reliable and space-saving.
- the vials are arranged upside down in the receptacles of the respective receiving part, so show in the illustration of FIG. Lb with their upper ends or neck portions down.
- a plurality of transport structures can also be arranged stacked so that the receptacles of the respective receiving part are directed upward and thus rest the bottoms of the vial on the respective upper side of the base plate of a respective support member.
- left and right side of the base plate 31 side wings 35 are formed, which can be folded or folded along the fold lines 35 a, 35 b.
- the side wings 35 are each substantially C-shaped, with a recessed portion 36 formed in the central portion.
- latching structures 38 are formed corresponding to the outer latching structures 23 of the receiving part (see Fig. 2a).
- a rectangular portion is formed with another recessed portion 37, the width of this rectangular portion corresponding to the height of the lateral edge 12 of the receiving part 10 (see Fig. 2b).
- side wings 39 are formed, which can be folded along the fold lines 39a, 39b and folded. More specifically, the side wings 39 are formed substantially C-shaped, wherein in each case a recessed portion 40 is formed in the central portion. At the left and right ends of the side wings 39, latching formations 42 are formed corresponding to the inner latching formations 21 of the receiving part (see Fig. 2a). Between the base plate 31 and the side wings 39, a rectangular portion is formed with another recessed portion 41, the width of this rectangular portion corresponding to the height of the lateral edge 12 of the receiving part 10 (see Fig. 2b).
- the upper side wing 39 shown in FIG. 3a is completely absent, so that the vials can then be pushed off the base plate 31 more freely, as explained below.
- the support member 30 is formed integrally by thermoforming of a plastic, in particular by deep drawing a thin film or a thin film plate made of a plastic having a material thickness of up to 1.0 mm, more preferably with a material thickness of up to 1.25 mm and more preferably with a Material thickness of up to 2.0 mm.
- the plastic used is PET, PS or PP, although multi-layered films may also be used (e.g., PSEVOHPE / PPEVOHPE ).
- this plastic is transparent to allow a visual inspection of the recorded in the receptacles vial.
- a support part 30 with the upper side of the base plate 11 can be arranged pointing upwards.
- the vials 60 are placed upright on the support surfaces 31 a corresponding to the arrangement of the receptacles 14 of the receiving part 10.
- Pad member 10 is lowered, so that the vials 60 are inserted into the receptacles 14 of the receiving part 10. Subsequently, the two-fold folding of the side wings 35, 39 of the support member and the locking of the support member 30 with the receiving part 10, as described above.
- the vials 60 are placed upright on a work surface (not shown) corresponding to the arrangement of the receptacles 14 of the receiving part 10. Subsequently, the receiving part 10 is lowered with the receptacles pointing upward onto the support part 10, so that the vials 60 are inserted into the receptacles 14 of the receiving part 10. Subsequently, the receiving part 10 with the vial 60 received therein on the top of the base plate 11 of the ageteils 10 is pushed on. Subsequently, the folding of the side wings 35, 39 of the support member and the locking of the support member 30 with the receiving part 10, as described above.
- the vials 60 are inserted upside down in the vertically downwardly oriented receptacles 14 of the receiving part 10. Subsequently, the support member 30 is pushed with the top of the base plate 11 pointing down on the receiving part 10 with the vial 60 received therein. Subsequently, the crimping takes place Side wings 35, 39 of the support member and the locking of the support member 30 with the receiving part 10, as described above.
- FIG. 1a shows the transport structure 1 thus formed. Because the vials are received in the receptacles of the receiving part and the upper edges of the vials are covered by the closed ends of the receptacles, penetration of contaminants, particularly material abrasion, into the vials is reliable locked out. The side walls of the receptacles also preclude contact of immediately adjacent vials in the transport structure and during handling, so that mechanical damage to the vials, in particular scratches, is reliably prevented.
- Receiving part and support member are detachably connected to each other via the Verrastungsgetrucke. Even if the side wings of the support member are folded twice for locking and the Verrastungsgesente are locked together, preferably no additional frictional engagement is exerted by the side wings. Rather, the position of the receiving part relative to the supporting part is preferably effected exclusively by the positive locking formed by the latching structures.
- Several such transport structures can be stacked one above the other. In this case, intermediate plates are preferably arranged between the transport structures, as shown in FIG. 1b.
- the transport structure can be transported with the vials received therein under non-sterile conditions.
- a plurality of transport structures with the vials accommodated therein under non-sterile conditions can be transported stacked one above the other, stacked.
- the transport structure according to the present invention is intended to serve preferably the transport of still not sterile packed vials, for example to a pharmaceutical filler, where the vials are filled after cleaning and sterilization.
- transport in the transport structure of the present invention is desired under sterile conditions, such as transporting cleaned and sterilized vials to a pharmaceutical filler in a ready to use (RTU) state
- the transport structure with the vial housed therein is cleaned and sterilized introduced into at least one sterile outer packaging bag, for example in one Plastic tube, which is then sealed sterile.
- This sterile outer packaging bag is then reopened for further processing, for example at a pharmaceutical filler, under suitably sterile process conditions.
- a processing station for example a filling station in a pharmaceutical filler
- the transport structure is placed with the support part pointing down on a work surface. Subsequently, the locking of the Verrastungsgechane 38, 42 of the support member 30 with the Verrastungsgesenten 21, 23 of the receiving part 10 from above the transport structure 1 ago, i. from the side of the receiving part, without lifting the receiving part 10 dissolved.
- the gaps between the side wings 39 and the latching formations 38 or laterally of the side wings 35 are available for this purpose, as shown in FIG. 1 a.
- the side wings 35, 39 are folded back.
- the side wings 35 do not need to be folded down completely, the side wing 39 at one of the ends of the support surfaces 31a on the top of the base plate 31 must be completely folded down so that the vials are pushed down by the support surfaces 31a and 31 of the base plate can.
- Relatiwerschiebung of receiving part 10 and support member 30 the vials of the support surfaces 31 a and the base plate 31 are then pushed down.
- the Relatiwerschiebung of receiving part 10 and support member 30 may be guided laterally and be possible only in one direction, namely in the y-direction, including, for example, the two side wings 35 can serve in a half-folded position.
- the support member 30 is preferably temporarily fixed, for example, on the shelf, and only the receiving part 10 in the y-direction.
- the vials 60 are pushed down from the base plate 31 of the support member 30 and thus supplied to the downstream processing station.
- the support part has only two folding side wings along two opposite sides. This offers especially with manual or semi-automatic to be loaded processing stations with previous Separation of the vials, for example by means of an insulator with rotary carousel, further advantages.
- the receiving part and support part are rectangular in plan view, with longer sides, on the example, on the support part, the two side wings can be provided, and two shorter sides.
- the transport structure is deposited on a support surface, which merges into a conveying path to the processing station, wherein the width of the conveying path corresponds to the length of the shorter sides.
- the longer sides are aligned transversely to the conveyor track.
- the transport structure is rotated by 90 degrees, so that the longer sides then run parallel to the conveyor track.
- the two side wings are folded down.
- the receiving part is moved in the direction of the conveyor track.
- the recorded in the receiving part vials are pushed by the support member on one of the two shorter sides on the conveyor track, from where then the further transport takes place in the processing station, for example via a conveyor belt or a rotary carousel of an isolator for separating the vials.
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