In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing and a mount. The housing includes a cover portion and a base portion. The cover portion and the base portion define an interior. The housing defines an opening via which the interior can be accessed from a region external to the housing. The mount is coupled to the base portion and configured to maintain a position of a fillable component within the interior of the housing such that an elastomeric membrane of the fillable component is aligned with the opening defined by the housing and a reservoir of the fillable component is accessible by a needle via the opening and the elastomeric membrane.

In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing and a mount. The housing includes a cover portion and a base portion. The cover portion and the base portion define an interior. The housing defines an opening via which the interior can be accessed from a region external to the housing. The mount is coupled to the base portion and configured to maintain a position of a fillable component within the interior of the housing such that an elastomeric membrane of the fillable component is aligned with the opening defined by the housing and a reservoir of the fillable component is accessible by a needle via the opening and the elastomeric membrane.

The mechanism comprises: a syringe comprising a syringe body, a piston comprising a piston head sealingly closing the syringe barrel, a rod and a gripping member carried by the rod; a movement actuator for moving the plunger in two opposing directions along the axis of movement of the piston in the syringe body, the movement actuator comprising a movement member and a locking device for locking the gripping member, capable of switching from an open configuration for receiving the gripping member to a closed configuration for immobilizing the gripping element in which the gripping member is secured in translation with the movement member in the two opposing movement directions.

The mechanism comprises: a syringe comprising a syringe body, a piston comprising a piston head sealingly closing the syringe barrel, a rod and a gripping member carried by the rod; a movement actuator for moving the plunger in two opposing directions along the axis of movement of the piston in the syringe body, the movement actuator comprising a movement member and a locking device for locking the gripping member, capable of switching from an open configuration for receiving the gripping member to a closed configuration for immobilizing the gripping element in which the gripping member is secured in translation with the movement member in the two opposing movement directions.

A filling method capable of reducing medicinal liquid loss, comprising weighing stations and a liquid-dividing container. The liquid-dividing container is provided with liquid outlets; filling needles arranged side by side are correspondingly arranged above the plurality of weighing stations; the respective liquid outlets and the respective filling needles are connected by means of pipelines; and the respective pipelines are each provided with a filling pump. The filling method comprises: upon detecting that the amount of medicinal liquid in the liquid-dividing container is insufficient, conveying medicine bottles to the weighing stations, filling the medicine bottles by the first filling needle, and then performing liquid supplementation filling by the adjacent second filling needle or by the third filling needle until the filling amount of the medicinal liquid in the medicine bottles is qualified, thus respectively filling the medicine bottles one by one, and emptying the remaining medicinal liquid in the pipelines.

A filling method capable of reducing medicinal liquid loss, comprising weighing stations and a liquid-dividing container. The liquid-dividing container is provided with liquid outlets; filling needles arranged side by side are correspondingly arranged above the plurality of weighing stations; the respective liquid outlets and the respective filling needles are connected by means of pipelines; and the respective pipelines are each provided with a filling pump. The filling method comprises: upon detecting that the amount of medicinal liquid in the liquid-dividing container is insufficient, conveying medicine bottles to the weighing stations, filling the medicine bottles by the first filling needle, and then performing liquid supplementation filling by the adjacent second filling needle or by the third filling needle until the filling amount of the medicinal liquid in the medicine bottles is qualified, thus respectively filling the medicine bottles one by one, and emptying the remaining medicinal liquid in the pipelines.

In a method embodiment, an example method for simultaneously filling balloons with water, using an apparatus sufficiently compact to be operated while being held by hand, is disclosed. The method includes attaching the apparatus to a water supply. The apparatus includes a fitting comprising an inlet configured to connect to the water supply and a bulkhead joining the at least three branch assemblies. Each branch assembly includes a tube and an automatically-sealing balloon with a neck disposed around and removably attached to the tube. The method further includes simultaneously providing water from the attached water supply to each balloon of the balloon-filling apparatus. The method further includes detaching one or more of the balloons from the balloon-filling apparatus using a force comprising gravity each detached balloon and the water contained therein. Each detached balloon automatically seals upon detachment.

In a method embodiment, an example method for simultaneously filling balloons with water, using an apparatus sufficiently compact to be operated while being held by hand, is disclosed. The method includes attaching the apparatus to a water supply. The apparatus includes a fitting comprising an inlet configured to connect to the water supply and a bulkhead joining the at least three branch assemblies. Each branch assembly includes a tube and an automatically-sealing balloon with a neck disposed around and removably attached to the tube. The method further includes simultaneously providing water from the attached water supply to each balloon of the balloon-filling apparatus. The method further includes detaching one or more of the balloons from the balloon-filling apparatus using a force comprising gravity each detached balloon and the water contained therein. Each detached balloon automatically seals upon detachment.

Various aspects of the subject disclosure relate to a compounder system having a cartridge that includes controllable fluid pathways. The cartridge may include a syringe pump for moving fluid and/or gas, and one or more syringe valves or rotary valves for controlling which of the controllable fluid pathways is open for flow of the fluid and/or gas.

The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for weighing pharmaceutical containers (19) nested in a carrier (18), wherein the apparatus comprises at least one weighing device (22) and at least one receptacle (20) for the carrier (18) of the containers (19), wherein the receptacle (20) is connected to the weighing station (22) for weight detection.