Patent ID: 9533065
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61L,B65B

Claim:
1. A system for sterilizing a product pathway of a blow-fill-seal machine, comprising: at least one processor; a pressure sensor in a holding tank that is configured to be isolated from the product pathway during sterilization by closing all inlets to and outlets from the holding tank; a pressure or temperature sensor in the product pathway; a valve for controlling supply of sterilizing agent to the product pathway; a valve for controlling supply of compressed air to the product pathway and/or the holding tank; and a processor that issues one or more commands to ensure that all inlets to and outlets from the holding tank are closed during the sterilization, wherein the pressure and temperature sensors communicate with the processor to provide pressure and/or temperature information to the processor and the processor determines when to open and close said valves based on said pressure and/or temperature information.