Patent ID: 6351924
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A61L,B65B,B67C

Abstract:
A method for sterilizing, filling and closing at least one packaging container open on one side, comprising the steps of:a) transporting a packaging container along a time-controlled processing line; b) sterilizing the packaging container with a sterilizing agent, wherein the sterilizing agent is blown under a pressure above atmospheric pressure through an aperture of the packaging container into the packaging container, the sterilizing agent entering the packaging container flowing up to, and including, a central portion or a base or an area in between the central portion and the base of the packaging container, being deflected in an interior of the packaging container towards the aperture of the packaging container, and being removed and pressed out of the container whereby, a first exiting portion of the sterilizing agent is formed and removed from an area surrounding the aperture of the container whereby the first exiting portion is removed out of the aperture of the container, and a second exiting portion of the sterilizing agent exits through a space proximate the aperture of the packaging container; c) drying the packaging container with sterile air; d) filling the packaging container with a sterile product; and e) applying a sterile closure to the packaging container.