Machine for the preparation of pharmaceutical products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024300123-A1
Application number	US-202218262162-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 20, 2022
Priority date	Jan 22, 2021
Publication date	Sep 12, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A machine for the preparation of pharmaceutical products in a sterile environment, including at least two stations of a line for preparing pharmaceutical products and automatic transport means for containers of pharmaceutical products, wherein the machine includes a robot positioned inside the machine and robot control means, the robot being a robotic arm which includes movement means for accessing the stations of the machine.

First claim

1 . A machine for preparation of pharmaceutical products in a sterile environment, comprising:
at least two stations of a line, which is configured to prepare the pharmaceutical products; an automatic transporter for containers of the pharmaceutical products; a robot positioned inside the machine; and a robot controller, wherein said robot being a robotic arm which comprises a mover configured to access the stations of the machine.

2 . The machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the robot comprises an operator for elements and equipment positioned inside said machine.

3 . The machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the robot has at least six degrees of freedom.

4 . The machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a guide, wherein the mover of the robot comprises a connector to the guide, the robot being arranged on said guide and being movable along said guide.

5 . The machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the guide is positioned in the upper portion of the interior of the machine.

6 . The machine according to claim 2 , characterized in that the operator of the robot comprises means for grasping and moving objects.

7 . The machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the robot comprises container filing means.

8 . The machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the robot comprises equipment repair means.

9 . The machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the robot comprises pre-programmed programs and algorithms.

10 . The machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the robot controller comprises an interface positioned outside the machine.

11 . The machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the robot controller comprises a peripheral.

12 . The machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the peripheral is a joystick or a virtual reality simulation system.

13 . The machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the at least two stations are stations chosen from the following stations: container accumulation station, container filling station, container dosing station, container capping station, container encapsulation station, pharmaceutical product preparation station, medicinal product compounding station, container sterilisation station, container cleaning station, container transport station or container refrigeration station.

14 . A robot for a machine for the preparation of pharmaceutical products in a sterile environment according to claim 1 .

15 . An interface for controlling a robot for a machine for the preparation of pharmaceutical products in the sterile environment according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd

Inventors

• Boira Bonhora Jordi
• Roura Salietti Carlos

Classifications

• B65B55/025

  Packaging in aseptic tunnels · CPC title

• B65B43/46

  using grippers · CPC title

• B65B7/2821

  applying plugs or threadless stoppers (for bottles or jars B67B1/04) · CPC title

• B65B3/003

  Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like · CPC title

• B25J5/02 Primary

  travelling along a guideway · CPC title