Assembly for the positioning of pharmaceutical containers during filling of said containers

An assembly comprising:

• a first structure and a further structure, wherein
• a. the first structure comprises a first plurality of receptacles
• i. that are adapted and arranged for at least partially accommodating a plurality of containers,
• ii. that have a first end and a further end, opposite the first end;
• b. the further structure
• i. comprises a further plurality of receptacles that are adapted and arranged for at least partially accommodating the plurality of containers,
• ii. has a first surface and a further surface, opposite the first surface,
• iii. comprises
• A. either a first plurality of protrusions extending from the first surface, or a further plurality of protrusions extending from the further surface, or both,
• B. wherein the first plurality of protrusions, the further plurality of protrusions, or both, are adapted and arranged to exert a force along a further direction on the containers when said containers are being inserted into and/or removed from the further structure along a first direction, wherein
• I. the first direction is perpendicular to the first surface of the further structure, and
• II. an angle α between the first direction and the further direction is such that α>0°;
• c. the first structure and the further structure are adapted and arranged to be positioned such that
• i. an average distance between the further ends of the first plurality of receptacles and the first surface of the further structure is less than 5 cm, and
• ii. the first plurality of receptacles is at least partially aligned with the further plurality of receptacles.