Patent ID: 7634847

Claim:
A system for manufacturing sterile thermoplastic containers, each of said containers comprising a vial and a cooperating cap, the vial and cap being adapted to be combined to form a sealed container, the system comprising: a) a cap moulding device for moulding said caps from a molten thermoplastic material and a vial moulding device for moulding said vials from a molten thermoplastic material, said moulding devices each having an exit port from which the formed caps and vials exit; b) a transport means for transporting said caps and vials from said respective exit port to an assembly station; c) the assembly station comprising a robotic assembly device for assembling said caps and vials to form closed sterile containers; d) a sealing means for forming a single sealed sterile area surrounding the exit ports of the cap and vial moulding machines and said assembly station.