Adapter device for containers for contamination-free removal of the contents thereof

Abstract

An adapter device for the contamination-free removal of a material from a container ( 1 ), wherein the adapter device has a base body ( 5 ) which can be connected to the container ( 1 ) in a sealing fashion via an open section while surrounding a closure of the container ( 1 ), wherein the base body ( 5 ) has two intrusions ( 3 ) by way of which the material present in the container ( 1 ) can be accessed without coming into contact with the material, and at least one additional intrusion ( 4 ) into which the sample taken via the intrusion ( 3 ) may be guided, and wherein the adapter device is made of a textile or plastic material, for example, a film that is able to be tied-off and separated.

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       9 . An adapter device for contamination-free removal of a substance from a container, wherein the adapter device has a base body which can be sealingly connected to the container via an open section surrounding a closure of the container, wherein the base body has two gloves via which the substance present in the container is accessible without coming into contact with the substance, and at least one sampling bag into which the sample taken via the gloves can be guided, and wherein the base body is formed in the region of the open section from a material which can be tied off and separated. 
   
   
       10 . The adapter device according to  claim 9 , wherein the base body has an extended section into which the container can be at least partially emptied and which is formed from a material which can be tied off and separated. 
   
   
       11 . The adapter device according to  claim 9 , wherein the base body has a further connection via which the container can be emptied into a next stage. 
   
   
       12 . A method for the contamination-free removal of a substance from a container using an adapter device which comprises a base body which has an open section and at least one intrusion, wherein the base body, in the region of the open section, is formed from a material which can be tied off and separated, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
 (a) connecting the adapter device to a container via the open section of the base body;   (b) opening the container containing the substance via the adapter device;   (c) discharging a desired quantity of the substance via the adapter device;   (d) separating the adapter device from the container by forming two tied-off points in the region of the open section and separating material of the open section between the tied-off points.   
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein, in step (a), the adapter device is connected to the container by means of a fastening apparatus. 
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein, in step (a), the adapter device is connected to the container by means of an O-ring. 
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 12  wherein, in step (c), the substance is guided into the intrusion and is discharged, without any contact with the environment, by being tied-off in two locations and separated between said locations. 
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the base body comprises two gloves and a sampling bag, and in step (b), the container is opened via the gloves, and in step (c), the substance is guided into the sampling bag. 
   
   
       17 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the base body also has an extended section, and in step (c), the substance is guided into the extended section and is discharged by being tied-off in two locations and separated between said locations. 
   
   
       18 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the base body also has a connection, and in step (c), the connection is connected to a next stage, the connection is opened, the substance is supplied to the next stage, and the connection is tied-off in two locations and separated between said locations.