Patent ID: 8070883

Claim:
A method for removing particulate matter from the outside surface of medicinal vials comprising the steps of: positioning a roll of tape having adhesive on one side thereof on a feed roller, extending a free end of the tape through an entrance to a track and exiting the free end from a remote end of the track, attaching the free end of the tape from the remote end of the track to a wind up roller such that a length of the tape extends from the feed roller to the wind up roller and within the track, tensioning the length of tape between the rollers and up against one side of the track with the adhesive side of the tape facing outward from the one side of the track, directing the vials in a successive order into the track, applying a side force to the vials within the track such that the adhesive side of the tape is firmly positioned against the vials, rotating the wind up roller such that the tape unwinds from the feed roller and the friction between the adhesive and the vials cause the vials to rotate and advance within the track causing the particulate matter to be imbedded within the advancing adhesive.