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A device for filling containers through a spout on the container includes a sterile chamber that has an opening in a wall through which the spout of the container may be inserted into the chamber, a filling head inside the chamber for connecting with the spout and filling the container through the s

A device for filling containers through a spout on the container includes a sterile chamber that has an opening in a wall through which the spout of the container may be inserted into the chamber, a filling head inside the chamber for connecting with the spout and filling the container through the spout, a cup-shaped cap inside the chamber that covers the opening in the wall to substantially prevent the escape of a sterile gas from the chamber when the spout is not in the opening, a fluid spray head inside the cup-shaped cap for sterilizing the spout before it is exposed to the sterile chamber, and a pair of jaws that fit around the spout when the spout is in the opening to substantially prevent the escape of the sterile gas during the filing operation when the cap is removed.

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A method of aseptically filling a container with a product using filling apparatus in a sterile chamber having an opening in a chamber wall providing communication between said chamber and the outside environment, comprising: dividing said chamber into first and second compartments by providing a co

A method of aseptically filling a container with a product using filling apparatus in a sterile chamber having an opening in a chamber wall providing communication between said chamber and the outside environment, comprising: dividing said chamber into first and second compartments by providing a cover means over said opening, said first compartment having said opening for communication with the outside environment; supplying said second compartment with a sterile gas at a positive pressure with respect to the outside environment; placing the spout of a container to be filled in said opening; closing said opening around said spout so that said first compartment is closed off from the outside environment; sterilizing said spout and said first compartment; uniting said first and second compartments so that said sterile gas fills all of said chamber at a positive pressure with respect to the outside environment; filling said container with said product through said spout; redividing said chamber into said first and second compartments; and removing said spout from said opening.