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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2015
Scholle Corporation, Northlake, IL (US);
Wim van der Meijden, Scherpenzeel, NL;
J. A. M. Holsink, Hilversum, NL;
W. H. Th. Miltenburg, Amersfoort, NL;
Sean Fitzgerald, West Dundee, IL (US);
Jeroen Pieter Fiere, 's-Gravendeel, NL;
Chad Mueller, Aurora, IL (US);
Christopher Murray, Chicago, IL (US);
David Bellmore, DeWitt, MI (US);
Scholle IPN Corporation, Northlake, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for filling an aseptic pouch having the steps of: (a) providing a pouch, the pouch including a body having a plurality of panels coupled together to define a cavity, and, a spout providing ingress into the cavity, the spout having a plug sealingly engaged to the spout; (b) cleaning the external surfaces of the pouch with a cleaning preparation; (c) directing the spout and the plug into an aseptic zone, the aseptic zone having a supply of sterilized gas having a positive flow within the aseptic zone; (d) removing the plug; (e) filling the pouch with a flowable material; (f) replacing the plug on the spout to seal the cavity; (g) removing the spout and the plug from the aseptic zone; and (h) coupling the plug to a cap, and the cap to the spout, whereupon removal of the cap removes the plug, providing cavity access.