Albumin in a flexible polymeric container

A method of packaging albumin protein in a series of flexible polymeric containers, comprising the steps of:

• providing a quantity of filtered albumin;
• providing a flexible polymeric material;
• providing a form-fill-seal packaging machine and converting the flexible polymeric material into a series of bags in the form-fill-seal packaging machine;
• filling the bags with a quantity of albumin within the form-fill-seal packaging machine;
• and,
• sealing a seal area of the bags with the packaging machine to enclose the quantity of the albumin within the bags.

A method of packaging albumin protein in a series of flexible polymeric containers, comprising the steps of:

• providing a quantity of filtered albumin;
• providing a flexible polymeric material;
• providing a form-fill-seal packaging machine and converting the flexible polymeric material into a tube with a former in the form-fill-seal packaging machine;
• converting the tube into a series of bags in the form-fill-seal packaging machine;
• filling the bags, through an opening in the bags, with a quantity of albumin within the form-fill-seal packaging machine;
• and,
• sealing a seal area of the opening of the bags with the packaging machine to enclose the quantity of the albumin within the bags.

A process of packaging albumin in a flexible polymeric container, comprising the steps of:

• providing a concentrate of albumin;
• providing a packaging machine having a filling assembly and a sealing assembly, the filling and sealing assemblies being located within an interior aseptic environment of the packaging machine;
• providing a sterile flexible polymeric container having an opening extending into a cavity;
• filling the container with albumin under pressure through the filling assembly within the aseptic area of the packaging machine, the filling assembly having a fill tube exit positioned a distance from a wall of the flexible polymeric container, the fill tube exit directing the albumin into the cavity of the container distal the periphery of the opening of the container, and the fill tube maintaining the albumin in the fill tube a distance from the fill tube exit during filling suspension;
• and,
• sealing the opening of the container within the aseptic area of the packaging machine to retain the albumin within the cavity of the container.

A process of packaging albumin in a flexible polymeric container, comprising the steps of:

• providing a concentrate of albumin;
• providing a packaging machine having a forming assembly, a filling assembly, and a sealing assembly, each of which is located within an interior aseptic environment of the packaging machine;
• providing a flexible polymeric film;
• forming the flexible polymeric film into an elongated tube with the forming assembly;
• sealing a portion of the elongated tube of polymeric film with the sealing assembly, the sealed polymeric film being dimensioned in the shape of a bag having seal areas about a periphery thereof, a cavity located within the bag and between the seal areas, and an opening extending from the cavity to an exterior of the bag;
• filling the bag with albumin under a solution line pressure through the filling assembly, the filling assembly having a fill tube extending through the opening of the bag and into the cavity of the bag, and a sheath concentric to an exterior of the fill tube, the fill tube directing the albumin into an interior of the bag a distance away from a periphery of the opening of the bag, and the sheath limiting contact between the fill tube and the bag;
• and,
• sealing the opening of the bag to retain the albumin within the cavity of the bag.