Patent ID: 7150138
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: A61J,B65B

Abstract:
1. A method for filling and sealing a container comprising at least one fluid receiving opening, at least one flexible component, at least one rigid component, a relaxed state interior volume, and a non-relaxed state interior volume, wherein said non-relaxed state volume is greater than or equal to said relaxed state volume, said method comprising: forming a pressurizable chamber by releasably retaining said at least one rigid component of said container, wherein at least a portion of said chamber is formed by said at least one rigid component and said chamber allows movement of said at least one flexible component within said chamber; positioning said retained container in a position to receive a fluid to be contained therein through said at least one fluid receiving opening; expanding the relaxed state interior volume of said container to said non-relaxed state interior volume by application of a predetermined pressure range within said chamber, wherein said pre-determine pressure range is less than ambient atmospheric pressure; subjecting the interior volume of said container to a predetermined pressure range wherein said pressure range is greater than or equal to the vapor pressure of said fluid within said container and less than ambient atmospheric pressure; dispensing a fluid into said non-relaxed interior volume of said container; sealing said at least one fluid receiving opening; increasing the pressure of said chamber to ambient atmospheric pressure; and releasing said container from said releasably retained position.