EP2609015B1 - Method for disposing of sterile packaging material and corresponding device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for disposing of sterile packaging material in clean rooms and to an apparatus for handling sterile packaging material in clean rooms.
- sterile articles are needed which are usually packaged in a sterile package.
- disposable sterile syringes are placed in a sterile transport container sealed with a foil, the transport container itself being surrounded by an outer bag. To fill such disposable syringes they must be removed in a sterile manner from the transport container.
- a device and a method for removing a sterile article from a sterile packaging is known, in which a slot is introduced into the sterile packaging to remove the transport container DE 102 52 572 a device and a method for removing a sealing film of a sterile packaging in a clean room known, wherein the outer tent of the sterile packaging is entferht outside of the clean room.
- the packaging materials removed from the transport container are each collected separately in corresponding waste containers, which are arranged directly on the removal station.
- the inventive method for disposing of sterile packaging material having the features of claim 1 has the advantage over that automatic disposal of the packaging material is possible.
- the packaging material is compressed according to the invention, so that only a reduced space requirement for the packaging material must be maintained.
- the sterile packaging is opened in a clean room and the packaging material of the sterile packaging is removed and pressed in the clean room to form a waste compact.
- the sterile packaging has an outer bag and a transport container sealed with a sealing film. The method then comprises the steps of first opening the outer bag surrounding the sealed transport container such that the sealed transport container can be removed.
- the sealed transport container is removed from the outer bag and the outer bag is transported to a central waste press in a clean room, preferably a first clean room. Then the sealing film is removed from the transport container. The removed sealing film is also transported to the central waste press. Subsequently, a common pressing of the outer bag and the sealing film in the central waste press to a Abfallpressling. in the clean room.
- a central waste disposal can also be made possible in the case of several clean rooms, which also only occupies a small space requirement since the waste is compressed.
- the opening of the sealing transport container preferably takes place in a second clean room with a higher clean room class than a first clean room in which the outer bag is opened. This can ensure that there is no contamination of clean rooms of higher class.
- the opening of the outer bag takes place such that an end region of the outer bag is completely separated from a main region and the transport container remains only in the main region of the outer bag. Complete separation ensures that that a very large opening in the outer bag is generated, so that the transport container can be easily removed from the outer bag.
- the sterile packaging further comprises a non-woven, which is arranged in the sealed transport container, wherein the non-woven is removed after removing the sealing film of the transport container and is transported to the central waste press. There, the fleece is pressed together with the outer bag and the removed sealing film into a single waste compact.
- the waste compact is wrapped after the pressing process with an additional film. In this way it can be ensured that no individual parts can be detached from the waste compact.
- the present invention relates to an apparatus for handling packaging material of sterile packaging in clean rooms.
- the device according to the invention comprises at least a first clean room and a waste press arranged in the first clean room.
- the packaging material of the sterile packaging is compressed in the waste press into a waste compact.
- the device comprises a first and a second clean room, wherein the second clean room has a higher purity class than the first clean room. Furthermore, the device comprises a waste press, which is arranged in the first clean room.
- a first removal station is provided in the first clean room, wherein the removal station comprises a first cutter for opening the outer bag, a first removal device for removing the sealed transport container from the opened outer bag and a first gripping means to grip the empty outer bag and feed the waste press.
- a second removal station is provided in the second clean room, which has a second cutting device or a removal device for opening the sealed transport container and a second gripping unit to grasp the removed from the transport container sealing film and feed the waste press.
- a conveyor for conveying the sealed transport container of the provided first removal station to the second removal station.
- the apparatus further comprises a conveying device for conveying the sealing film removed from the transport container from the second clean room to the waste press in the first clean room.
- the conveyor is a conveyor belt.
- the conveyor belt is particularly preferably arranged close to the ground in order to allow an optimal arrangement of other devices in the clean room.
- the waste press further comprises a film dispenser in order to additionally wrap the pressed packaging materials of the sterile packaging with a film. This prevents the pressed packaging materials from undesirably releasing from the waste compact.
- the first and / or the second gripper device comprises a suction gripper.
- a faster and safer gripping process can be realized.
- FIGS. 1 to 3 a device 1 for handling packaging material of a sterile packaging and a method for disposing of sterile packaging material according to an embodiment of the invention described in detail.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows an overall view of the various process steps and the Figures 2 and 3 show the device 1 according to the invention of different views.
- FIG. 1 comprises a sterile packaging 2, which is to be opened, an outer bag 3, in which a sealed transport container 4 is arranged.
- the transport container 4 is closed at its top with a sealing foil 5.
- the transport container 4 thus has a trough shape, in which the sterile objects, such as syringes, are arranged. To protect the sterile items is still placed on this fleece 6.
- the sterile objects are filled in a subsequent step, not shown, for example, with a drug.
- the device 1 comprises a first clean room 7 of a first clean room class and a second clean room 8 of a second clean room class, which is higher than the clean room class of the first clean room 7.
- the two clean rooms 7, 8 are separated by a partition wall 9, wherein in the partition a closable passage 19 is provided.
- the device 1 further comprises a waste press 10, which is arranged in the first clean room 7. Furthermore, a first removal station 11 is arranged in the first clean room 7.
- the first removal station 11 comprises a first cutting device 12, a first removal device 13 and a first gripping device 14.
- the first cutting device 13 serves to open the outer bag 3.
- the first removal device 13 is used to remove the still closed with the sealing film 5 transport container 4 from the open Outer bag 3.
- the first gripping device 14 is used for gripping the opened outer bag 3, which is a part of the packaging material to be disposed.
- the device 1 comprises a second removal station 16, which is arranged in the second clean room 8.
- the second removal station 16 comprises a second cutting device 17 and a second gripping device 18.
- the second cutting device 17 serves to open the sealed transport container 4, in which the sealing film 5 is completely separated from the transport container 4 by cutting and removal.
- the cut into the sealing foil 5 takes place along the edges of the transport container 4.
- the second grasping device 18 grips the separated sealing foil 5 and a fleece 6 placed on the sterile articles from the opened transport container 4.
- a first conveyor 15 is provided to transport the transport container 4 from the first clean room 7 into the second clean room 8, wherein FIG. 2 the first conveyor 15 is not shown for reasons of clarity.
- a ground-level second conveying device 20 is provided, which leads back from the second clean room 8 in the first clean room 7, to guide the sealing film 5 and the web 6 of the sterile package 2 back to the waste press 10.
- the waste press 10 further comprises a film dispenser 21, which provides a film to wrap the pressed packaging material so that it remains in the pressed shape.
- FIG. 1 the closed sterile package 2 to the first removal station 11 supplied.
- the outer bag 3 of the sterile package is cut so that an end portion 30 of the outer bag 3 is completely separated from the remaining main portion 31 of the outer bag.
- the end region 30 is removed with a conveyor belt 23 and the main region 31 is supplied from the first removal station 11 to the central waste press 10 by means of the first gripping device 14, which preferably comprises a vacuum suction device.
- the first gripping device 14 which preferably comprises a vacuum suction device.
- the still sealed transport container 4 is then transported through the partition wall 9 into the second clean room 8 to the second removal station 16 (arrow B).
- the sealing film 5 is completely separated from the transport container 4 by cutting and removal, so that it is open at its top.
- the still inserted fleece 6 is removed from the transport container 4. This is done by means of the second gripper 18.
- the removed sealing film 5 and the web 6 by means of the second conveyor 20 back into the first clean room 7 to the waste press 10 supplied (arrow C).
- the now open transport container 4 can be transported in the second clean room 8 for further use and the sterile items contained therein are easily removed from above.
- the packaging materials of the sterile package 2 namely the outer bag 3, which has now been separated into the end region 30 and the main region 31, the removed sealing film 5 and the removed web 6 are all fed to the central waste press 10. There, the packaging materials are packed together to form a waste compact and additionally wrapped with a given by the film dispenser 21 foil.
- FIG. 2 and 3 is still a slide 22 shown through which the removed sealing film 5 and the removed web 6 of the second conveyor 20 is supplied.
- the second conveying device 20 is arranged in a lower region of the device 1 so that it does not disturb other units of the device 1, whereby a particularly compact construction of the device is achieved.
- the device 1 of the invention can provide automatic waste treatment, with an opening of the sterile package 2 is also possible in different clean rooms with different cleanroom classes.
- a space requirement for the waste treatment in the clean rooms can be significantly reduced and disposal intervals for the waste can be extended.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Entsorgen von sterilem Verpackungsmaterial in Reinräumen sowie eine Vorrichtung zum Handhaben von sterilem Verpackungsmaterial in Reinräumen.The present invention relates to a method for disposing of sterile packaging material in clean rooms and to an apparatus for handling sterile packaging material in clean rooms.
Insbesondere in pharmazeutischen/medizinischen Anwendungen werden sterile Gegenstände benötigt, welche üblicherweise in einer sterilen Verpackung verpackt sind. Beispielsweise werden sterile Einwegspritzen in einem mit einer Folie verschweißten sterilen Transportbehälter angeordnet, wobei der Transportbehälter seinerseits von einem Außenbeutel umgeben ist. Zum Befüllen derartiger Einwegspritzen müssen diese in steriler Weise aus dem Transportbehälter entnommen werden. Aus der
Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren zum Entsorgen von sterilem Verpackungsmaterial mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 weist demgegenüber den Vorteil auf, dass eine automatische Entsorgung des Verpackungsmaterials möglich ist. Zudem wird das Verpackungsmaterial erfindungsgemäß komprimiert, so dass nur ein reduzierter Raumbedarf für das Verpackungsmaterial vorgehalten werden muss. Hierzu wird erfindungsgemäß die Sterilverpackung in einem Reinraum geöffnet und das Verpackungsmaterial der Sterilverpackung entfernt und im Reinraum zu einem Abfallpressling gepresst Die Sterilverpackung weist einen Außenbeutel und einen mit Siegelfolie versiegelten Transportbehälter auf. Das Verfahren umfasst dann die Schritte, dass zuerst der den versiegelten Transportbehälter umschließende Außenbeutel derart geöffnet wird, dass der versiegelte Transportbehälter entnommen werden kann. Anschließend wird der versiegelte Transportbehälter aus dem Außenbeutel entnommen und der Außenbeutel wird zu einer zentralen Abfallpresse in einem Reinraum vorzugsweise einem ersten Reinraum transportiert. Dann wird die Siegelfolie von dem Transportbehälter entfernt. Die entfernte Siegelfolie wird ebenfalls zur zentralen Abfallpresse transportiert. Anschließend erfolgt ein gemeinsames Verpressen des Außenbeutels sowie der Siegelfolie in der zentralen Abfallpresse zu einem Abfallpressling. im Reinraum. Somit kann erfindungsgemäß auch bei mehreren Reinräumen eine zentrale Abfallentsorgung ermöglicht werden, welche zudem noch nur einen geringen Platzbedarf einnimmt, da der Abfall verpresst wird.The inventive method for disposing of sterile packaging material having the features of claim 1 has the advantage over that automatic disposal of the packaging material is possible. In addition, the packaging material is compressed according to the invention, so that only a reduced space requirement for the packaging material must be maintained. For this purpose, according to the invention, the sterile packaging is opened in a clean room and the packaging material of the sterile packaging is removed and pressed in the clean room to form a waste compact. The sterile packaging has an outer bag and a transport container sealed with a sealing film. The method then comprises the steps of first opening the outer bag surrounding the sealed transport container such that the sealed transport container can be removed. Subsequently, the sealed transport container is removed from the outer bag and the outer bag is transported to a central waste press in a clean room, preferably a first clean room. Then the sealing film is removed from the transport container. The removed sealing film is also transported to the central waste press. Subsequently, a common pressing of the outer bag and the sealing film in the central waste press to a Abfallpressling. in the clean room. Thus, according to the invention, a central waste disposal can also be made possible in the case of several clean rooms, which also only occupies a small space requirement since the waste is compressed.
Die Unteransprüche zeigen bevorzugte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung.The dependent claims show preferred developments of the invention.
Vorzugsweise erfolgt das Öffnen des versiegelnden Transportbehälters in einem zweiten Reinraum mit einer höheren Reinraumklasse als ein erster Reinraum, in welchem der Außenbeutel geöffnet wird. Hierdurch kann sichergestellt werden, dass es zu keiner Verschmutzung von Reinräumen höherer Klasse kommt.The opening of the sealing transport container preferably takes place in a second clean room with a higher clean room class than a first clean room in which the outer bag is opened. This can ensure that there is no contamination of clean rooms of higher class.
Weiter bevorzugt erfolgt das Öffnen des Außenbeutels derart, dass ein Endbereich des Außenbeutels vollständig von einem Hauptbereich abgetrennt wird und der Transportbehälter lediglich noch in dem Hauptbereich des Außenbeutels verbleibt. Durch das vollständige Abtrennen wird sichergestellt, dass eine sehr große Öffnung im Außenbeutel erzeugt wird, so dass der Transportbehälter problemlos aus dem Außenbeutel entnommen werden kann.Further preferably, the opening of the outer bag takes place such that an end region of the outer bag is completely separated from a main region and the transport container remains only in the main region of the outer bag. Complete separation ensures that that a very large opening in the outer bag is generated, so that the transport container can be easily removed from the outer bag.
Gemäß einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung umfasst die Sterilverpackung ferner ein Vlies, welches in dem versiegelten Transportbehälter angeordnet ist, wobei das Vlies nach dem Entfernen der Siegelfolie des Transportbehälters entnommen wird und zur zentralen Abfallpresse transportiert wird. Dort wird das Vlies gemeinsam mit dem Außenbeutel und der entfernten Siegelfolie zu einem einzigen Abfallpressling verpresst.According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the sterile packaging further comprises a non-woven, which is arranged in the sealed transport container, wherein the non-woven is removed after removing the sealing film of the transport container and is transported to the central waste press. There, the fleece is pressed together with the outer bag and the removed sealing film into a single waste compact.
Gemäß einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung wird der Abfallpressling nach dem Pressvorgang mit einer Zusatzfolie umwickelt. Hierdurch kann sichergestellt werden, dass sich keine Einzelteile vom Abfallpressling lösen können.According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the waste compact is wrapped after the pressing process with an additional film. In this way it can be ensured that no individual parts can be detached from the waste compact.
Weiterhin betrifft die vorliegende Erfindung eine Vorrichtung zum Handhaben von Verpackungsmaterial einer sterilen Verpackung in Reinräumen. Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung umfasst dabei wenigstens einen ersten Reinraum und eine in dem ersten Reinraum angeordnete Abfallpresse. Das Verpackungsmaterial der Sterilverpackung wird dabei in der Abfallpresse zu einem Abfallpressling zusammengepresst.Furthermore, the present invention relates to an apparatus for handling packaging material of sterile packaging in clean rooms. The device according to the invention comprises at least a first clean room and a waste press arranged in the first clean room. The packaging material of the sterile packaging is compressed in the waste press into a waste compact.
Erfindungsgemäß umfasst die Vorrichtung einen ersten und einen zweiten Reinraum, wobei der zweite Reinraum eine höhere Reinheitsklasse als der erste Reinraum aufweist. Ferner umfasst die Vorrichtung eine Abfallpresse, welche im ersten Reinraum angeordnet ist. Eine erste Entnahmestation ist im ersten Reinraum vorgesehen, wobei die Entnahmestation eine erste Schneideinrichtung zum Öffnen des Außenbeutels, eine erste Entnahmeeinrichtung zum Entnehmen des versiegelten Transportbehälters aus dem geöffneten Außenbeutel sowie eine erste Greifeinrichtung umfasst, um den leeren Außenbeutel zu greifen und der Abfallpresse zuzuführen. Weiterhin ist eine zweite Entnahmestation im zweiten Reinraum vorgesehen, welche eine zweite Schneideinrichtung oder eine Abziehvorrichtung zum Öffnen des versiegelten Transportbehälters und eine zweite Greifeinheit aufweist, um die vom Transportbehälter entfernte Siegelfolie zu greifen und der Abfallpresse zuzuführen. Weiter erfindungsgemäß ist eine Fördereinrichtung zum Fördern des versiegelten Transportbehälters von der ersten Entnahmestation zur zweiten Entnahmestation vorgesehen. Somit kann eine sichere und platzsparende Entsorgung von sterilem Verpackungsmaterial an einer zentralen Stelle im Reinraum erfolgen.According to the invention, the device comprises a first and a second clean room, wherein the second clean room has a higher purity class than the first clean room. Furthermore, the device comprises a waste press, which is arranged in the first clean room. A first removal station is provided in the first clean room, wherein the removal station comprises a first cutter for opening the outer bag, a first removal device for removing the sealed transport container from the opened outer bag and a first gripping means to grip the empty outer bag and feed the waste press. Furthermore, a second removal station is provided in the second clean room, which has a second cutting device or a removal device for opening the sealed transport container and a second gripping unit to grasp the removed from the transport container sealing film and feed the waste press. Further according to the invention is a conveyor for conveying the sealed transport container of the provided first removal station to the second removal station. Thus, a safe and space-saving disposal of sterile packaging material can be done at a central point in the clean room.
Die Unteransprüche der Vorrichtung zeigen bevorzugte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung.The subclaims of the device show preferred developments of the invention.
Vorzugsweise umfasst die Vorrichtung ferner eine Fördereinrichtung zum Fördern der von dem Transportbehälter entfernten Siegelfolie vom zweiten Reinraum zur Abfallpresse im ersten Reinraum. Vorzugsweise ist dabei die Fördervorrichtung ein Förderband. Das Förderband ist besonders bevorzugt bodennah angeordnet, um eine optimale Anordnung anderer Vorrichtungen im Reinraum zu ermöglichen.Preferably, the apparatus further comprises a conveying device for conveying the sealing film removed from the transport container from the second clean room to the waste press in the first clean room. Preferably, the conveyor is a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is particularly preferably arranged close to the ground in order to allow an optimal arrangement of other devices in the clean room.
Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung umfasst die Abfallpresse ferner einen Folienspender, um die gepressten Verpackungsmaterialien der Sterilverpackung zusätzlich noch mit einer Folie zu umwickeln. Hierdurch wird verhindert, dass sich die gepressten Verpackungsmaterialien in unerwünschter Weise von dem Abfallpressling lösen.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the waste press further comprises a film dispenser in order to additionally wrap the pressed packaging materials of the sterile packaging with a film. This prevents the pressed packaging materials from undesirably releasing from the waste compact.
Weiter bevorzugt umfasst die erste und/oder die zweite Greifereinrichtung einen Sauggreifer. Hierdurch kann ein schneller und sicherer Greifvorgang realisiert werden.More preferably, the first and / or the second gripper device comprises a suction gripper. As a result, a faster and safer gripping process can be realized.
Nachfolgend wird ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung unter Bezugnahme auf die begleitende Zeichnung im Detail beschrieben. In der Zeichnung ist:
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Die Vorrichtung 1 umfasst dabei einen ersten Reinraum 7 einer ersten Reinraumklasse und einen zweiten Reinraum 8 einer zweiten Reinraumklasse, welche höher ist als die Reinraumklasse des ersten Reinraums 7. Die beiden Reinräume 7, 8 sind durch eine Trennwand 9 voneinander getrennt, wobei in der Trennwand ein verschließbarer Durchlass 19 vorgesehen ist.The device 1 comprises a first
Die Vorrichtung 1 umfasst ferner eine Abfallpresse 10, welche im ersten Reinraum 7 angeordnet ist. Weiterhin ist im ersten Reinraum 7 eine erste Entnahmestation 11 angeordnet. Die erste Entnahmestation 11 umfasst eine erste Schneideinrichtung 12, eine erste Entnahmeeinrichtung 13 sowie eine erste Greifeinrichtung 14. Die erste Schneideinrichtung 13 dient zum Öffnen des Außenbeutels 3. Die erste Entnahmeeinrichtung 13 dient zum Entnehmen des noch mit der Siegelfolie 5 verschlossenen Transportbehälters 4 aus dem geöffneten Außenbeutel 3. Die erste Greifeinrichtung 14 dient zum Greifen des geöffneten Außenbeutels 3, welcher ein Teil des zu entsorgenden Verpackungsmaterials ist.The device 1 further comprises a
Weiterhin umfasst die Vorrichtung 1 eine zweite Entnahmestation 16, welche im zweiten Reinraum 8 angeordnet ist. Die zweite Entnahmestation 16 umfasst eine zweite Schneideinrichtung 17 sowie eine zweite Greifeinrichtung 18. Die zweite Schneideinrichtung 17 dient zum Öffnen des versiegelten Transportbehälters 4, in dem die Siegelfolie 5 durch Schneiden und Abziehen vollständig von Transportbehälter 4 getrennt wird. Vorzugsweise erfolgt der Schnitt in die Siegelfolie 5 dabei entlang den Rändern des Transportbehälters 4. Die zweite Greifeinrichtung 18 greift die abgetrennte Siegelfolie 5 und ein auf die sterilen Gegenstände aufgelegtes Vlies 6 aus dem geöffneten Transportbehälter 4.Furthermore, the device 1 comprises a
Eine erste Fördereinrichtung 15 ist vorgesehen, um den Transportbehälter 4 vom ersten Reinraum 7 in den zweiten Reinraum 8 zu transportieren, wobei in
Ferner ist eine bodennahe zweite Fördervorrichtung 20 vorgesehen, welche vom zweiten Reinraum 8 in den erste Reinraum 7 zurückführt, um die Siegelfolie 5 und das Vlies 6 der Sterilverpackung 2 zurück zur Abfallpresse 10 zu führen. Die Abfallpresse 10 umfasst ferner noch einen Folienspender 21, welcher eine Folie bereitstellt, um das gepresste Verpackungsmaterial zu umwickeln, damit dieses in der gepressten Form verbleibt.Furthermore, a ground-level second conveying
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Der noch versiegelte Transportbehälter 4 wird dann durch die Trennwand 9 hindurch in den zweiten Reinraum 8 zur zweiten Entnahmestation 16 transportiert (Pfeil B). In der zweiten Entnahmestation 16 wird die Siegelfolie 5 durch Schneiden und Abziehen vollständig vom Transportbehälter 4 getrennt, so dass dieser an seiner Oberseite geöffnet ist. Dann wird das noch eingelegte Vlies 6 aus dem Transportbehälter 4 entnommen. Dies erfolgt mittels der zweiten Greifeinrichtung 18. Anschließend werden die entfernte Siegelfolie 5 sowie das Vlies 6 mittels der zweiten Fördervorrichtung 20 zurück in den ersten Reinraum 7 zur Abfallpresse 10 zugeführt (Pfeil C). Der nun geöffnete Transportbehälter 4 kann im zweiten Reinraum 8 zur weiteren Verwendung weitertransportiert werden und die darin enthaltenen sterilen Gegenstände problemlos von oben entnommen werden.The still sealed
Somit werden die Verpackungsmaterialien der Sterilverpackung 2, nämlich der Außenbeutel 3, welcher nun in den Endbereich 30 und den Hauptbereich 31 getrennt wurde, die entfernte Siegelfolie 5 sowie das entfernte Vlies 6 alle zur zentralen Abfallpresse 10 zugeführt. Dort werden die Verpackungsmaterialien gemeinsam zu einem Abfallpressling zusammengepackt und zusätzlich noch mit einer vom Folienspender 21 abgegebenen Folie umwickelt.Thus, the packaging materials of the
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Somit kann die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung 1 eine automatische Abfallbehandlung bereitstellen, wobei ein Öffnen der Sterilverpackung 2 auch in verschiedenen Reinräumen mit unterschiedlichen Reinraumklassen möglich ist. Hierdurch kann insbesondere ein für die Abfallbehandlung notwendiger Platzbedarf in den Reinräumen signifikant reduziert werden und Entsorgungsintervalle für den Abfall verlängert werden.Thus, the device 1 of the invention can provide automatic waste treatment, with an opening of the
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- Method of disposing of packaging material for a sterile pack (2), wherein the sterile pack is opened in a clean room (7), and wherein the sterile pack has an outer bag and a transporting container sealed with sealing film, the method comprising the following steps:- opening the outer bag (3) such that the sealed transporting container (4) can be removed,- removing the sealed transporting container (4) and transporting the outer bag (3) to a central waste compactor (10),- opening the sealed transporting container by removing the sealing film (5) from the transporting container (4), and transporting the sealing film (5) to the central waste compactor (10), and- compacting together the outer bag (3) and the sealing film (5) to form a waste bale in the clean room (7).
- Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the operation of opening the sealed transporting container (4) takes place in a clean room (8) of a higher clean-room class than for the operation of opening the outer bag (3).
- Method according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the operation of opening the outer bag (3) takes place such that an end region (30) of the outer bag (3) is separated off completely, and the transporting container remains in a main region (31) of the outer bag and can be removed straightforwardly from the main region (31).
- Method according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the sterile pack (2) comprises a nonwoven material (6), which is arranged in the sealed transporting container (4), wherein the nonwoven material (6), following removal of the sealing film (5), is removed and transported to the central waste compactor (10) and compacted with the sealing film (5) and the outer bag (3) to form a waste bale.
- Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the waste bale, following the compacting operation, has an additional film wrapped around it.
- Apparatus for handling packaging material of a sterile pack (2), comprising at least a first clean room (7) and a waste compactor (10), which is arranged in the first clean room (7) and compacts packaging material to form a waste bale, wherein the sterile pack (2) has an outer bag (3) and a transporting container (4) sealed with a sealing film (5),
the apparatus comprising:- a second clean room (8), of a higher clean-room class than the first clean room (7),- a first removal station (11) in the first clean room (7), having a first cutting device (12) for opening the outer bag (3), having a first removal device (13), in order to remove the sealed transporting container (4) from the opened outer bag (3), and having a first gripping device (14), in order to grip the empty outer bag (3) and feed it to the waste compactor (10), and- a second removal station (16) in the second clean room (8), having a second cutting device (17) for opening the sealed transporting container (4), and having a second gripping device (18), in order to grip the sealing film (5) removed from the transporting container (4) and feed it to the waste compactor (10),and also comprising a conveying device (15) for conveying the sealed transporting container from the first removal station to the second removal station. - Apparatus according to Claim 6, further comprising a second conveying apparatus (20) for conveying the sealing film (5), once removed, from the second clean room (8) to the waste compactor (10) in the first clean room (7).
- Apparatus according to either of Claims 6 and 7, characterized in that the waste compactor (10) comprises a film dispenser (21), in order to wrap film, in addition, around the waste bale.
- Apparatus according to one of Claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the first gripping device (14) and/or the second gripping device (18) are/is a suction gripper.
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