DEVICE FOR STERILE TREATMENT

Abstract

The cleaning and sterilization device is provided with a product discharge connection with a beta port that simultaneously serves to discharge the process media. To this end, a process attachment connected to the discharge connection and the process line during treatment and comprising a port opening system is provided such that the process media flow through the open port and clean and sterilize said port.

Claims

1. A device for cleaning and sterilizing in a treatment container, which is fixedly connected to a carriage and which is rotatably positioned on the carriage, with a product discharge connection and a beta port, which is arranged on the discharge connection, as well as a process line for discharging process media, characterized by a process attachment connected to the discharge connection and the process line, and provided with a port opening system, such that the process media flow through the open port and clean and sterilize said port.

2. The cleaning and sterilizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the process attachment has an inner space, through which the process media flow and in which the port opening system is positioned.

3. The cleaning and sterilizing device according to claim 1, characterized by a clamping device for sealingly connecting the process attachment onto the discharge connection.

4. The cleaning and sterilizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the port opening system is automatically actuated.

5. The cleaning and sterilizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the port opening system is manually actuated.

6. The cleaning and sterilizing device according to claim 3, characterized in that the clamping device is automatically actuated.

7. The cleaning and sterilizing device according to claim 3, characterized in that the clamping device is manually actuated.

Description

[0009] According to the invention, this object is achieved by the characteristics according to claim 1. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in the following by means of the attached drawings. In particular

[0010] FIG. 1 shows a treatment container for small parts with only one beta port on the upper side and a process attachment,

[0011] FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross section of the process attachment with an open port,

[0012] FIG. 3 shows a schematic cross section of the process attachment with a closed port.

[0013] The present description refers to a treatment container, such as the one described in the Swiss patent application no. 01973/14, i.e. a container, which is fixedly connected to a carriage and is rotatably positioned on the carriage. As shown in FIG. 1, the treatment container 1 is provided on the upper side with only one connection 2 without branching, i.e. a beta port, which is used on one hand for the subsequent transfer and on the other hand during the treatment process, as a passage for the process media (steam/water/air/etc.).

[0014] For the treatment process, a process attachment 3 is applied onto the port and sealingly connected to the port by means of a clamping system, known per se, a screwed connection or similar. The process attachment is in turn provided with a connection 4 for the process line, through which the process media are discharged. The clamping system may be automatically or manually actuated.

[0015] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, inside the attachment a known port-opening-system (POS) 5 is arranged, with which, after applying the process attachment and the connection of the process line, the beta port may be opened, fulfilling any sterile requirement. The port opening system may be automatically or manually actuated.

[0016] When the port lid is open, as shown in FIG. 2, the treatment container is connected to the process line and the required media transfer may take place through the formed opening. During the passage of the process media through the container for treating the small parts, also the port lid and its seat, i.e. said critical ring of concern, is situated in the flow of process media and is cleaned and sterilized, etc. After the cleaning and sterilizing passage, the port lid may be closed again, as shown in FIG. 3, until the treatment container is docked to another container, such as the container of a filling system, for example.