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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2006
Kenneth G. Powell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Carl Sahi, Coventry, CT (US);
Charles Shermer, Raleigh, NC (US);
John Polidoro, Coventry, CT (US);
Chad C. Smutney, Stafford Springs, CT (US);
Kenneth G. Powell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Carl Sahi, Coventry, CT (US);
Charles Shermer, Raleigh, NC (US);
John Polidoro, Coventry, CT (US);
Chad C. Smutney, Stafford Springs, CT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods for filling and sealing containers having one or more flexible sides. Non-standard containers for holding fluid are releasably supported during the filling and sealing process. Both the interior and exterior of the filled container are subjected to an environment of reduced pressure to minimize the headspace and sealed.