Filling Unit to Fill a Container, in Particular a Cartridge, With a Liquid Product of the Pharmaceutical Industry

A filling unit (11) to fill a container (1) with a liquid product (5) of the pharmaceutical industry;

• the filling unit (11) comprising:
• a dosing head (12), which is arranged in a filling station (S1) and is designed to feed a quantity of product (5) into the container (1) through an open upper end of the container (1);
• a capping device (18), which is arranged in a capping station (S3) and is designed to insert a closing element into the container (1) and through the open upper end of the container (1);
• and
• a first sucking device (15), which is arranged in a degasification station (S2) located between the filling station (S1) and the capping station (S3), is designed to engage the open upper end of the container (1) in a sealing manner, and is designed to generate a depression inside the container (1) in an upper volume, which is not occupied by the product (5).