Patent ID: 6684916
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: A61J,A61L,A61M,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A method of filling a vial with a predetermined substance, comprising the following steps:providing a vial; a resealable cap including a base portion substantially infusible in response to the application of thermal energy thereto and compatible with the predetermined substance for exposure to the substance and for sealing the substance within the vial; a resealable portion overlying the base portion and being fusible in response to the application of thermal energy thereto; and a locking member engageable with the cap and vial for securing the cap to the vial; prior to filling the vial with the predetermined substance, assembling the cap and locking member to the vial and forming a substantially gas-tight seal between the cap and vial; sterilizing the assembled cap, locking member and vial; penetrating the cap with a needle coupled in fluid communication with a source of the predetermined substance; introducing the predetermined substance through the needle and into the interior of the vial; withdrawing the needle from the cap; and applying sufficient thermal energy to the penetrated region of the resealable portion of the cap to fuse the penetrated region and form a substantially gas-tight seal between the penetrated region and the interior of the vial.