Patent ID: 6076333
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A61J,B65B

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a batch of intravenous solution, the method includingin a central manufacturing plant, obtaining premanufactured components and materials including active ingredient, containing means for intravenous solution and a shipping container and excluding solvent, performing manufacturing steps on the containing means in the manufacture of individual ported containers for intravenous solution, dispensing the active ingredient in predetermined dosages into holders, and packing the containing means and the holders in the shipping container;shipping the shipping container to a decentralised manufacturing plant;in the decentralised manufacturing plant, unpacking the shipping container, obtaining solvent, preparing a predetermined solution from the solvent and the pre-dispensed active ingredient, completing manufacture of the containing means into individual ported containers, filling the respective individual ported containers with the prepared solution, sealing the filled containers and sterilising the sealed containers in an autoclave.