Patent ID: 9440229
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B01L,C12M,G21F

Claim Text:
1. A leaktight joining device intended for ensuring the aseptic transfer of a biopharmaceutical product between a chamber equipped with a removable door and a container equipped a removable cover, comprising: stationary temporary clamp able to keep the container clamped against the chamber so that the removable cover of said container is sealingly held against the removable door of said chamber; a stationary unlocking device able to transition the container from an initial locking position where the removable cover seals the container to an intermediate unlocking position where the removable cover is disengaged from the container and is sealingly held against the removable door of the chamber so as to ensure an aseptic communication between said container and said chamber; a stationary locking device able to transition the container from the intermediate unlocking position to a final locking position where said removable cover once again seals the container; an annular functional ring gear able to rotate about a geometric axis of rotation so as to actuate the stationary unlocking device and the stationary locking device of the container; wherein the stationary temporary clamp, stationary unlocking device, and stationary locking device are mechanically linked to the annular functional ring gear and are arranged so that a one-way rotation of said annular functional ring gear about the geometric axis of rotation successively causes the actuation of the stationary temporary clamp which ensures that the container is held in position against the chamber, then simultaneously or successively the actuation of the stationary unlocking device which ensures the transition to the intermediate unlocking position of the container, then the actuation of the stationary locking device of the container which ensures the transition to the final locking position of the container, and the actuation of the stationary temporary clamp of the container in order to release the container.