Patent ID: 7975453

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: at least one first mold cavity shaped to form a container body; at least one second mold cavity shaped to form a resealable member; an assembly device, wherein at least one of the first mold cavity, second mold cavity and assembly device is movable relative to the others for assembling a substantially sterile resealable member at a first temperature and a substantially sterile container body at a second temperature into a sealed container and resealable member assembly, the first and second temperatures are greater than an ambient temperature of the apparatus, and the assembly device is located adjacent to the first and second mold cavities and configured to at least one of (i) move the resealable member into engagement with the container body which is located at least partially within the first mold cavity for assembling the resealable member to the container body, and (ii) move the container body into engagement with the resealable member which is located at least partially within the second mold cavity for assembling the container body to the resealable member; and a filling and resealing apparatus including (i) at least one filling member that is movable between a first position for penetrating the resealable member and introducing a substance from the filling member therethrough and into an interior chamber of the container body, and a second position spaced away from the resealable member; and (ii) a sealing apparatus for sealing a penetrated region of the resealable member upon withdrawal of the filling member therefrom.