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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Diamed Gmbh, Cressier FR, CH;
DiaMed GmbH, Cressier, CH;
Abstract
The invention provides a piercing system for piercing at least one sealing membrane () closing off at least one cavity () of a receptacle, said system including a piercing member () configured to puncture the sealing membrane () and an ionizing device for removing the electrostatic charges that might be carried by said cavity (). In accordance with the invention, said ionizing device comprises the piercing member () that is adapted to present ionizing properties. The invention also provides a method of piercing at least one sealing membrane () closing off at least one cavity () of a receptacle, said method comprising piercing the sealing membrane () in order to open up said cavity (), and removing the electrostatic charges that might be carried by said cavity (), wherein the sealing membrane () is pierced and the electrostatic charges is removed by a piercing member () adapted to present ionizing properties.