Vial filling apparatus
CA 2184007 C · Owner: Jagger, Theodore W. · Inventors: Jagger, Theodore W.
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Apparatus for filling sterile containers is disclosed which defines an elongated but narrow sterile zone in which a number of operating stations are disposed. An elongated vertical wall is carried by an elongated frame and a cabinet type enclosure cooperates with the vertical wall to define the sterile zone. The plurality of operating stations are disposed in sequential relation over the length of the sterile zone and, an elongated container conveyor is disposed within the sterile zone to convey the containers through the plurality of operating stations. The conveyor is vertically oriented, consisting of an endless belt mounted on end wheels that rotate on horizontal axes. Each of the …
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- Filed February 27, 1995 and granted December 1, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 27, 2015.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by February 27, 2017.
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