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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare SA, Glattpark, CH;
Grant Anthony Bomgaars, Kildeer, IL (US);
Joseph Vincent Ranalletta, Englewood, CO (US);
Yuanpang Samuel Ding, Long Grove, IL (US);
Ying-Cheng Lo, Long Grove, IL (US);
Mark Edward Pasmore, Grayslake, IL (US);
Michael Joseph Sadowski, Ringwood, IL (US);
Anastasios Hristakos, Evanston, IL (US);
Thomas Edward Dudar, Palatine, IL (US);
Bernd Krause, Rangendingen, DE;
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., Deerfield, IL (US);
BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA, Glattpark, CH;
Abstract
A method of providing filled product bags of sterile and particulate-free fluid includes securing a product bag to one of a plurality of movable cradles, wherein the product bag has a bladder, a stem fluidly connected to an opening of the bladder, and a filter disposed in-line with the stem. After securing the bag, an inlet of the stem is connected to an outlet of a nozzle assembly and at least partially filling the product bag with a fluid through a nozzle of the nozzle assembly to create a filled product bag, wherein filling the product bag includes passing the fluid through the filter and into the bladder. After filling, the stem of the filled product bag is sealed at a location below the filter. The stem is cut at a location above the seal and below the filter. The method including performing an integrity test on the filter, removing the filled product bag from the cradle, and depositing the filled product bag into a first bin for rejected bags if the filter fails the integrity test and a second bin for accepted bags if filter passes the integrity test.