Transport device for medicinal containers

A device for transporting, filling and sterilizing medicinal containers, said device comprising a rigid foamed plastic carrier plate (1) having a pore-free sealed surface to facilitate sterilization;

• wherein said rigid foamed plastic carrier plate is provided with a plurality of first openings (2) for receiving said medicinal containers (3) and a plurality of second openings (20) to facilitate sterilizing, said second openings (20) being formed smaller than said first openings so that said medicinal containers (3) cannot be received in said second openings;
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• wherein said rigid foamed plastic carrier plate (1) has a predetermined thickness and said first openings (2) have respective open cross-sections adapted to corresponding cross-sections of said medicinal containers, so that, when said medicinal containers are inserted in said first openings (2), said medicinal containers (3) are clamped, centered and held fixed in said first openings without causing rattling of said medicinal containers (3) during said transporting, filling and sterilizing, whereby no scratch marks are produced on said medicinal containers and no static charges are produced on said medicinal containers.