Holding Device for Primary Packaging Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for holding primary packaging containers for pharmaceutical, medical, or cosmetic compositions during transport and storage often compromise patient safety due to issues with Container Closure Integrity (CCI) and particle load, as well as being unsuitable for automated processing.
Innovation Solution
A holding device with a secondary packaging container featuring specific arrangements of holding elements that non-destructively and detachably hold primary packaging containers, restricting movement and maintaining their equilibrium orientation, thereby ensuring CCI and reducing particle load during transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional holding structures are used to transport primary packaging containers, then the containers can be held and transported, but the Container Closure Integrity is compromised and particle load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holding structure is divided into multiple plate-like elements with separate functions: first plate-like elements hold containers at a first longitudinal position, while second plate-like elements hold containers at a second longitudinal position. This segmentation allows each element to be optimized for its specific function, preventing both CCI compromise and particle generation.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the holding device are designed with different properties: the first plate-like elements have holding elements configured to maintain CCI at the first longitudinal position, while the second plate-like elements have holding elements configured to prevent particle load at the second longitudinal position. Each local region is optimized for its specific protective function.
2Reliability
If holding elements contact primary packaging containers at multiple positions, then movement is restricted and CCI is maintained, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The first and second plate-like elements are combined into a single integrated holding device structure, allowing both functions (maintaining CCI and preventing particle load) to be achieved simultaneously without requiring separate devices. The holding elements on different plates work together as a unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding device serves multiple functions through its dual-plate design: it holds containers during transport, maintains CCI at the first longitudinal position, prevents particle load at the second longitudinal position, and enables automated processing. One device structure accomplishes what would otherwise require multiple separate components.
3Reliability
If holding elements are arranged to prevent container movement, then CCI is maintained, but automated processing becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The holding elements are designed to provide dynamic restraint: they maintain containers in equilibrium positions that prevent movement and protect CCI during transport, but allow containers to be easily removed when needed for automated processing. The holding force is sufficient for protection but does not create permanent obstruction.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding device automatically maintains container positions and protects CCI without requiring external intervention during transport. The structure self-regulates to keep containers secure while remaining compatible with automated handling systems that can detect and remove containers as needed.
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AI summary
The invention pertains to a holding device comprising a secondary packaging container (102); wherein a. holding elements of a first kind (401), and b. holding elements of a further kind (402) are arranged in the secondary packaging container (102); wherein each holding element of the first kind (401) is designed and arranged to detachably hold a primary packaging container (101) by contacting at a first longitudinal position (403); wherein a holding element of the further kind (402) is designed and arranged to restrict a movement of the primary packaging container (101) in a lateral direction (409) at a further longitudinal position (404); wherein a distance (405) between the first (403) and the further longitudinal positions (404) of the primary packaging container (101) with length (406) L is D; wherein 0.5 . L < D < L. Further, the invention refers to an arrangement (400) comprising the holding device, and to a use of the arrangement (400).