Patent ID: 11939099
Assignee: BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A.S.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 8:
9. A device for vacuum stoppering a medical container, comprising:
a main body comprising a first portion and a plurality of second portions selectively and removably connectable to a distal end of the first portion,
wherein the main body defines an internal volume,
each of the second portions comprises:
a variable pressure chamber defined in the internal volume;
a stopper holder system arranged in communication with the variable pressure chamber, wherein the stopper holder system comprises at least one blocking element that receives and holds a stopper in a fixed position relative to the main body;
a piston rod moveable inside the internal volume of the main body along a longitudinal axis between a proximal rest position wherein the piston rod is remote from the stopper and a distal operative position wherein the piston rod contacts and pushes the stopper; and
a container holder system, arranged distally relative to the stopper holder system and in communication with the variable pressure chamber, the container holder system being configured to receive an end of a medical container and to hold the medical container aligned with a direction of travel of the piston rod such that movement of the piston rod pushes the stopper from the stopper holder system into the medical container, and

each of the plurality of second portions is sized for connection to and stoppering of a medical container of a different size.