Patent ID: 7533512

Claim:
An apparatus ( 1 ) for aseptically packaging a food product in presealed, internally presterilized pouches (S), comprising a filling chamber ( 2 b ) and a sterilization pre-chamber ( 2 a ) of the pouches (S), devices for cuffing ( 18 ), filling ( 20 ) and sealing ( 19 ) the pouches (S) being arranged in said filling chamber ( 2 b ), a sanitizer distributing device ( 14 ) being arranged in said sterilization pre-chamber ( 2 a ), characterized in that said filling chamber ( 2 b ) is positioned above said sterilization pre-chamber ( 2 a ), said filling chamber ( 2 b ) and said sterilization pre-chamber ( 2 a ) being separated by means of a wall provided with an opening ( 9 ) at which a pouch widening device ( 17 ) is arranged, which is suitable for holding a pouch (S) in a working position for the filling wherein only a filling end of said pouch (S) is located in the filling chamber ( 2 b ).