WO2003026970A1 - Metodo para la esterilizacion de conductos de trasiego de productos en receptaculos e instalaciones, y conjunto de dispositivos de trasiego esteril correspondiente - Google Patents
Metodo para la esterilizacion de conductos de trasiego de productos en receptaculos e instalaciones, y conjunto de dispositivos de trasiego esteril correspondiente Download PDFInfo
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- WO2003026970A1 WO2003026970A1 PCT/ES2002/000448 ES0200448W WO03026970A1 WO 2003026970 A1 WO2003026970 A1 WO 2003026970A1 ES 0200448 W ES0200448 W ES 0200448W WO 03026970 A1 WO03026970 A1 WO 03026970A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
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- A61L2/20—Gaseous substances, e.g. vapours
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
- B65B55/02—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
- B65B55/04—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging
- B65B55/10—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
- B65B55/103—Sterilising flat or tubular webs
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
- A61L2/16—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor using chemical substances
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
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- A61L2/18—Liquid substances or solutions comprising solids or dissolved gases
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
- B65B55/02—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
- B65B55/04—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging
- B65B55/10—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
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- a subject of the present invention is a method for sterilizing transfer ducts, containers or industrial loading and unloading lines, of which they are used, for example, to conduct the contents between containers, generally of large capacity, which can also be used for loading containers in sterile conditions from sterile industrial facilities or unloading said containers to said facilities.
- the existing product in said containers or lines is some liquid or pasty material, usually for food or sanitary use, in which it is of utmost importance to maintain a sterile environment in which colonies of microorganisms do not proliferate, which could have dire consequences for the health of consumers in case the outbreak was not detected, or large economic losses for the company in case the outbreak was detected.
- the duration of the product will be dependent on the degree of sterility achieved.
- the method object of the invention will not increase the degree of sterility of the product transferred, the purpose is to ensure that during the transfer no access of microorganism occurs Some to said product.
- the ducts used for the transfer of products such as those described have generally been sterilized before being placed on the loading and unloading valves of the corresponding containers, and the nozzles of said containers have been sterilized by means, by example of steam.
- the conduit and the nozzles reach satisfactory sterilization conditions in said operation, there is a time between sterilization and the coupling of the conduit to the nozzles in which it is again subjected to environmental conditions, whereby such desired sterility conditions are they are interrupted, even in a short period of time, and a certain amount of microorganisms can be deposited in them and the transfer conduit due to exposure to these environmental conditions.
- the proposed invention has as its object a method for the sterile transfer of materials from a sterile exit line to a sterile entry line, said sterile lines being those of entry or exit of industrial facilities, exit to a dosing or packaging line, or entry or exit from containers or warehouses of transport or storage, which communicates the point of departure with an entry point at which the following operations are carried out:
- Opening of valves arranged in the transfer conduit usually an inlet and an outlet (depending on the requirements may be more), and subjected to a bath (gas, liquid or steam) of a sterilizing medium.
- the bath can be by immersion of the chamber or recirculation by means of a pumping system.
- the sterilizing medium that is introduced into the transfer conduit, once attached to the inlet and outlet openings is hydrogen peroxide, although it would be possible to use other means as long as they gave a satisfactory solution in Cost, time and non-toxicity.
- the use of steam as a means of sterilizing the transfer duct may be permissible, although it may not be advisable to transfer certain products that do not withstand high temperatures.
- some type of products (beaten egg, for example) does not support a thermal elevation without modifying its properties in an undesired way, which would inevitably occur through the valves connected to the corresponding sterile containers or ducts.
- the containers may contain food products such as crushed tomato or tomato sauce, mayonnaise, liquid egg, among others.
- the invention also relates to a set of sterile product transfer devices from a sterile outlet line to a sterile inlet line, which include at least one valve in the outlet line and at least one valve in the inlet line, and a transfer device formed by a transfer conduit.
- said container when the loading or unloading is carried out in containers, said container is formed by a container of flexible plastic material that has a valve immovably fixed, usually a butterfly valve of plastic material, which in turn has means sealing means, means for actuating the closing means, and coupling means for a transfer conduit.
- said installations will also have a valve that will be operated in a similar way to the receptacles.
- the conduit is essentially formed by a tube that has at least one nozzle for coupling to a valve, provided in a container or inlet line and another nozzle for coupling to a valve disposed in a container or inlet line, load or dosage.
- Figure 1 shows a diagram of an installation that operates according to the method of the invention, in which two tanks, one for unloading and one for loading, are connected by the transfer conduit of the invention.
- FIG. 2 shows a detail of the transfer device of the invention, in accordance with a preferred embodiment.
- FIG. 3 shows a detail of the transfer valve connection valve according to the invention.
- first container which will normally be a container loaded with a pasty or liquid product, which is transported to a destination, where a discharge to a second container 2 or a direct dosage must be carried out in any industrial process.
- first container which will normally be a container loaded with a pasty or liquid product, which is transported to a destination, where a discharge to a second container 2 or a direct dosage must be carried out in any industrial process.
- drawings represent the transfer conduit 7 arranged directly between two containers, it is possible that one of them or both have extensions or conduits to which said transfer conduit is attached (they will be assumed already sterile), without this modifying the essence of the invention, references to a container can be substituted as references to the corresponding extension ducts.
- the container 1 has a valve 3 and a means for actuating the sealing means of said valve, and in the same way, the container 2 has a valve 4 provided with an actuation means 6.
- the transfer conduit 7 has at least two nozzles, one inlet 8 and one outlet 9 of a sterilizing means, as well as closing means 10 and 11, such as covers, valves, or both.
- Said conduit has an inlet 12 and an outlet 13, provided with fixing bodies 14 and 15 respectively to the corresponding valve 3, 4.
- the valve 3, 4 provided in the receptacle 1, 2 has a flat body 16, normally disposed inside the flexible receptacle, usually welded or glued to the body of the receptacle 1, 2, an essentially cylindrical body forming the mouth 17 On said opening a shaft 18 is arranged integral with a sealing butterfly 19 and a lever 5.6 for actuating said sealing butterfly 19.
- the Butterfly 19 adopts the same size as the inner body of the cylinder, and has adjustment means, such as a gasket. 20 shows a closing stop that limits the turning movement of the butterfly, and stable positioning means of the butterfly 19 are provided in its closed position.
- Said valve preferably has an external thread 21.
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Priority Applications (1)
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GB0409421A GB2398244B (en) | 2001-09-27 | 2002-09-25 | Method for sterilising product transfer conduits in receptacles and systems, and a set of devices for corresponding sterile transfer |
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ESP-200102168 | 2001-09-27 | ||
ES200102168A ES2186567B1 (es) | 2001-09-27 | 2001-09-27 | Metodo para la esterilizacion de conductos de descarga de receptaculos, y conjunto de dispositivos de descarga esteril correspondiente. |
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FR3016794B1 (fr) | 2014-01-24 | 2018-03-02 | Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetique | Dispositif et procede pour le transfert d'un produit sterile entre deux conteneurs |
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US5447699A (en) * | 1993-11-17 | 1995-09-05 | The West Company | Combination container for holding sterilized elements and a sterilizable transfer port |
US6105634A (en) * | 1998-02-27 | 2000-08-22 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | Device for filling packages under low germ level conditions |
EP1078857A1 (en) * | 1999-08-27 | 2001-02-28 | Salvatore Lardieri | System for transferring a product in sterile conditions between two containers |
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US5447699A (en) * | 1993-11-17 | 1995-09-05 | The West Company | Combination container for holding sterilized elements and a sterilizable transfer port |
US6105634A (en) * | 1998-02-27 | 2000-08-22 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | Device for filling packages under low germ level conditions |
EP1078857A1 (en) * | 1999-08-27 | 2001-02-28 | Salvatore Lardieri | System for transferring a product in sterile conditions between two containers |
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