Patent ID: 6372045
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B05D,C12N

Abstract:
An apparatus for depositing particles within a length of tubing, the apparatus comprising:a tubing roller having an elongate tubing bore formed therein, wherein said bore has first and second ends and is sized for removable insertion of a length of tubing therein; means for rotating the tubing roller about the major axis of the tubing bore; gas delivery means comprising a chamber with an inlet for introducing gas from an associated source into the chamber, said chamber further having an aperture through which a portion of tubing roller extends, wherein said aperture provides fluid communication between the second end of the tubing bore and the chamber; and support means arranged adjacent to the first end of the tubing bore, wherein said support means provides for a fluid-tight seal between an end of a length of tubing inserted into the tubing bore and an exposed end of the support means which sealably engages with an associated infection means or syringe containing the particles to be deposited within the length of tubing.