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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Matthew Simon Nussey, Sheffield, GB;
Inventor:
Matthew Simon Nussey, Sheffield, GB;
Assignee:
Aradigm Corporation, Hayward, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for filling needleless injector capsules with liquid drug, which eliminates or reduces trapped air bubbles in the drug. A two-stage vacuum method is disclosed which enables the capsule to be evacuated rapidly to very low pressure prior to filling. The method is also suitable for filling other small containers with liquids.