# US 8,783,093 B2 · Device for placing a stopper while simultaneously checking that the stopper is correctly positioned > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,783,093 B2 - Document ID: US8783093B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/997,147 - Filed: 2009-06-09 - Published: 2011-04-14 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2008-06-12 - Assignees: Arzneimittel GmbH Apotheker Vetter & Co. Ravensburg - Applicants: Alexander Glunz; Arno Schroff - Inventors: Alexander Glunz; Arno Schroff - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783093B2 ## CPC - G01B 21/24: for testing alignment of axes - A61M 5/1782: {Devices aiding filling of syringes in situ (combination of a vial and a syringe for transferring or mixing their contents A61J1/2096, filling of medical containers in general B65B3/003)} - A61M 5/24: Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or cartridges, e.g. automatic - A61M 5/31515: {Connection of piston with piston rod} - G01M 3/26: by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors - G01M 3/3236: {by monitoring the interior space of the containers} - A61M 5/31511: {Piston or piston-rod constructions, e.g. connection of piston with piston-rod (A61M5/5066 takes precedence)} - A61M 5/5086: {for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile} - A61M 2005/2462: {by displacing occluding plugs} - A61M 2005/3114: {Filling or refilling} - A61M 2205/15: Detection of leaks - A61M 2205/70: with testing or calibration facilities - A61M 2209/02: Equipment for testing the apparatus - A61M 2209/045: for filling, e.g. for filling reservoirs - G01B: MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - G01M: TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A device places a plug and simultaneously checks a correct position alignment of the plug with a holding element for fixing a hollow body. The device has at least one first and one second opening and a plug placement mechanism with which the plug is be inserted into the second opening of the hollow body. The device has a measuring head that is traversed by at least one channel. The channel can be fluidically connected to the first opening of the hollow body. The device can further include a pressure sensor which can be fluidically connected to the channel of the measuring head. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for placing a plug while simultaneously checking a correct position alignment of the plug, the device comprising: a holding element for fixing a hollow body, the hollow body having at least one first opening and one second opening; a plug placement means for inserting the plug into the second opening of the hollow body; a measuring head traversed by at least one channel, the channel fluidically connected to the first opening of the hollow body; and a pressure sensor fluidically connected to the channel of the measuring head; wherein the measuring head and the pressure sensor are embodied in an integral manner. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, further comprising a pressure source fluidically connected to the first opening of the hollow body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the plug is an end plug and the hollow body is embodied as a single-chamber carpule or syringe. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, comprising a control device, in which the pressure prevailing at the pressure sensor can be registered. ### Claim 5 A device for placing a plug while simultaneously checking a correct position alignment of the plug, the device comprising: a holding element for fixing a hollow body, the hollow body having at least a first opening and a second opening; a plug placement means for inserting the plug into the second opening of the hollow body; a measuring head traversed by at least one channel, the channel fluidically connected to the first opening of the hollow body; and a pressure sensor fluidically connected to the channel of the measuring head, wherein the holding element is comprised by the measuring head. ### Claim 6 A device for placing a plug while simultaneously checking a correct position alignment of the plug, the device comprising: a holding element for fixing a hollow body, the hollow body having at least one first opening and one second opening; a plug placement means for inserting the plug into the second opening of the hollow body; a measuring head traversed by at least one channel, the channel fluidically connected to the first opening of the hollow body; and a pressure sensor fluidically connected to the channel of the measuring head, wherein the plug is a central plug and the hollow body is embodied as a dual-chamber or multi-chamber carpule or a dual-chamber or multi-chamber syringe. ### Claim 7 A device for checking a correct position alignment of a plug, the device comprising: a holding element for fixing a hollow body; a measuring head traversed by at least one channel, the channel fluidically connected to a first opening of the hollow body; a pressure sensor fluidically connected to the channel of the measuring head; and a pressure source fluidically connected to the first opening of the hollow body; wherein the plug is inserted into a second opening of the hollow body and the holding element is comprised by the measuring head. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device according to claim 7, wherein the plug is an end plug and the hollow body is embodied as a single-chamber carpule or syringe. ### Claim 9 A device for checking a correct position alignment of a plug, the device comprising: a holding element for fixing a hollow body; a measuring head traversed by at least one channel, the channel fluidically connected to a first opening of the hollow body; a pressure sensor fluidically connected to the channel of the measuring head; and a pressure source fluidically connected to the first opening of the hollow body, wherein the plug is a central plug inserted into a second opening of the hollow body and the hollow body is embodied as a dual-chamber or multi-chamber carpule or a dual-chamber or multi-chamber syringe. ### Claim 10 A method for placing a plug while simultaneously checking a correct position alignment of the plug comprising: holding a hollow body with aid of a holding element; providing respectively one fluid connection between a channel traversing a measuring head and a pressure sensor on one hand and the channel and a first opening of the hollow body on another hand; inserting the plug into a second opening of the hollow body; providing fluid connection between a pressure source and the first opening of the hollow body before the insertion of the plug; detecting the pressure detectable at the pressure sensor during the insertion of the plug and; introducing a predetermined volume of a medium into the first opening of the hollow body with aid of the pressure source during the insertion of the plug. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising registering pressure values detected at the pressure sensor by a control device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, further comprising: detecting a reference pressure prevailing at the pressure sensor before the insertion of the plug and registering this pressure in the control device; registering the pressure detected at the pressure sensor during the insertion of the plug in the control device; forming a differential pressure from the pressure measured during the insertion of the plug and the reference pressure measured before the insertion of the plug in the control device; and comparing the differential pressure with a desired value. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising marking the hollow body as a rejected part when the plug is not aligned correctly. ### Claim 14 A method for checking a correct position alignment of a plug, the method comprising: holding a hollow body with aid of a holding element, the hollow body having a first opening and a second opening, the plug disposed in the second opening; providing respectively one fluid connection between a channel traversing a measuring head and a pressure sensor on one hand and the channel and the first opening of the hollow body on another hand; providing fluid connection between a pressure source and the first opening of the hollow body; introducing a predetermined volume of a medium into the first opening of the hollow body with aid of the pressure source; and detecting the pressure detectable at the pressure sensor during introduction of the volume of the medium into the first opening of the hollow body. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, further comprising registering pressure values detected at the pressure sensor with a control device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, further comprising: detecting a reference pressure prevailing at the pressure sensor before the insertion of the plug and registering this pressure in the control device; registering the pressure detected at the pressure sensor during the insertion of the plug in the control device; forming a differential pressure from the pressure measured during the insertion of the plug and the reference pressure measured before the insertion of the plug in the control device; and comparing the differential pressure with a desired value. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, further comprising: registering the pressure detected at the pressure sensor during introduction of the predetermined volume of a medium into the first opening of the hollow body in the control device; and comparing a registered pressure with a desired value. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, further comprising marking the hollow body as a rejected part when the plug is not aligned correctly. ### Claim 19 A device for placing a plug while simultaneously checking a correct position alignment of the plug, the device comprising: a hollow body having at least a first opening and a second opening, the second opening adapted to receive a plug; a measuring head defining at least one channel, the channel fluidically connected to the first opening of the hollow body; and a pressure sensor fluidically connected to the channel of the measuring head, wherein the measuring head defines a holding element for fixing the hollow body. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The device of claim 19, further comprising a pressure source fluidically connected to the first opening. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The device of claim 19, wherein the first opening of the hollow body is located at a first end of the hollow body and the second opening of the hollow body is located at a second end of the hollow body.