Patent ID: 8347923
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: A61J,A61L,B29C,B29L,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: resealing a resealable member for sealing a substance within a chamber of a device, wherein the resealable member comprises (i) a base portion formed of a first material compatible with the substance and defining a substance-exposed surface for fluid communication with the chamber, wherein the base portion further (a) is penetrable by an injection or filling member for introducing substance therethrough into the chamber and (b) has a hole therein resulting from penetration of an injection or filling member therein; and (ii) a resealing portion overlying the base portion and formed of a second material that, upon application of radiation or energy from a radiation or energy source thereto after removing the injection or filling member from the base portion, forms a gas-tight seal between the ambient atmosphere and the substance in the chamber, and wherein the device is fillable in a filling assembly including (i) an injection or filling member for penetrating the base portion and introducing a substance therethrough and into the chamber, (ii) a substance source coupled in fluid communication with the injection or filling member for introducing the substance therethrough and into the chamber, and (iii) a radiation or energy source for applying radiation or energy to the resealing portion; wherein the resealing step further comprises applying radiation or energy from the radiation or energy source to the resealing portion.