APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING AND ASSEMBLING A CARTRIDGE CONTAINING A MEDICAL SUBSTANCE TO A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING SAID MEDICAL SUBSTANCE

    公开(公告)号:WO2021250589A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:PCT/IB2021/055066

    申请日:2021-06-09

    Abstract: An apparatus (4) for sterilizing and assembling a cartridge (8) containing a medical substance to a device (12) for dispensing said medical substance, comprising: a cartridge (8) containing the medical substance to be dispensed, the cartridge being provided with a cap (24), a device (12) for dispensing said medical substance, the device being provided with at least one needle (28) configured to pierce the cap (24) of the cartridge (8) and allow the withdrawal of the medical substance from the cartridge (8), a first interface (32) that may be sealingly joined to the cap (24) of the cartridge (8) by means of the interposition of a first gasket (36), a second interface (40) joined to the dispensing device (12) near said needle (28), wherein the second interface (40) has a seal (44) that isolates the needle (28) from the external environment in a sterile volume (48), and is provided with a second gasket (52) which may be sealingly joined to the first interface (32) in order to identify a sealed chamber (56) delimited between a portion of the cap (24) facing said needle (28) and said seal (44), the second gasket (52) being external to said sterile volume (48), and a sterilizing device (80) configured to irradiate and sterilize said sealed chamber (56).

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