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A facility for manufacturing, assembling, and filling a fluid dispenser device comprising a fluid reservoir (10) and a dispensing member (20), such as a pump or a valve, said facility being characterized in that it comprises a manufacturing unit for manufacturing a reservoir, a filling unit for fill

A facility for manufacturing, assembling, and filling a fluid dispenser device comprising a fluid reservoir (10) and a dispensing member (20), such as a pump or a valve, said facility being characterized in that it comprises a manufacturing unit for manufacturing a reservoir, a filling unit for filling said reservoir, and a fixing unit for fixing said dispensing member to said reservoir, said units operating continuously in a controlled atmosphere.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A facility for manufacturing, assembling, and filling a fluid dispenser device comprising a fluid reservoir (10) and a dispensing member (20), said facility comprising a manufacturing unit for manufacturing a reservoir, a filling unit for filling said reservoir with a f

The invention claimed is: 1. A facility for manufacturing, assembling, and filling a fluid dispenser device comprising a fluid reservoir (10) and a dispensing member (20), said facility comprising a manufacturing unit for manufacturing a reservoir, a filling unit for filling said reservoir with a fluid, and a fixing unit for fixing said dispensing member to said reservoir, said units operating continuously in sterile conditions; wherein the dispensing member comprises at least one of a pump and a valve; wherein the fluid is in direct contact with the reservoir following filling of the reservoir; and wherein the reservoir containing the fluid is a rigid shell. 2. A facility according to claim 1, in which the manufacturing unit is a unit for molding, overmolding, blowing, folding, sealing, and/or thermoforming. 3. A facility according to claim 1, in which facility the filling unit co-operates with the reservoir (10), with the dispensing member or with a filling element (30) secured to said reservoir (10), and/or with said dispensing member (20). 4. A facility according to claim 1, in which the fixing unit for fixing the dispensing member (20) is a snap-fastening, crimping, screw-fastening, sealing, or overmolding unit. 5. A facility according to claim 1, further comprising a dispensing member assembly unit operating continuously in said controlled atmosphere with the other units. 6. A facility according to claim 1, wherein the filling unit fills said reservoir with a medication. 7. A method of making a fluid dispenser device comprising a reservoir (10) and a dispensing member (20), said method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a) providing a manufacturing unit for manufacturing a reservoir, a filling unit for filling said reservoir with a fluid, and a fixing unit for fixing said dispensing member to said reservoir; b) organizing said units and causing them to co-operate in a manner such that they operate continuously in sterile conditions; wherein the dispensing member comprises at least one of a pump and a valve; wherein the fluid is in direct contact with the reservoir following filling of the reservoir; and wherein the reservoir containing the fluid is a rigid shell. 8. A method according to claim 7, in which the units are organized in a manner such that the manufacturing unit makes the reservoir (10), then the filling unit fills it, and then the fixing unit fixes the dispensing member (20) to the filled reservoir, all of this being performed in a controlled atmosphere. 9. A method according to claim 7, in which the units are organized in a manner such that the manufacturing unit makes the reservoir (10), then the fixing unit fixes the dispensing member (20) to the empty reservoir, then the filling unit fills the reservoir (10). 10. A method according to claim 7, in which the units are organized such that the manufacturing unit makes the reservoir (10), then the fixing unit pre-assembles the dispensing member (20) to the reservoir (10), then the filling unit fills the reservoir (10), and then the fixing unit definitively fixes the dispensing member (20) to the reservoir (10). 11. A method according to claim 9, in which the filling unit co-operates with the dispensing member (20) to fill the reservoir (10) through said dispensing member (20). 12. A method according to claim 9, in which the filing unit co-operates directly with the reservoir (10) in order to fill it. 13. A method according to claim 9, in which the filing unit co-operates with an intermediate element (30) secured to the reservoir (10) and/or to the dispensing member (20). 14. A method according to claim 13, in which said intermediate element (30) is a flexible sleeve fixed in leaktight manner firstly to the reservoir (10) and secondly to the dispensing member (20), and provided with a filling opening (31), said conical sleeve (30) being manufactured and fixed to the reservoir (10) by the manufacturing unit for manufacturing the reservoir, being fixed to the fixing member (20) by the fixing unit while the dispensing member (20) is being pre-assembled to the reservoir (10), and being deformed towards the inside of the reservoir (10) by the fixing unit while the dispensing member (20) is being definitively fixed to said reservoir (10). 15. A method according to claim 7, further comprising a step of providing a dispensing member assembly unit that operates continuously in said controlled atmosphere with the other units. 16. A method according to claim 15, in which the units are organized in a manner such that the dispensing member assembly unit makes the dispensing member (20), then the reservoir manufacturing unit makes a reservoir (10), then the fixing unit fixes said reservoir to said dispensing member (20), and then the filling unit fills said reservoir (10). 17. A method according to claim 16, in which the reservoir manufacturing unit and the fixing unit co-operate to manufacture the reservoir (10) on the assembled dispensing member (20). 18. A method according to claim 7, wherein the filling unit fills said reservoir with a medication. 19. A method according to claim 18, in which the reservoir manufacturing unit and the fixing unit co-operate to manufacture the reservoir on the assembled dispensing member by overmolding. 20. A method of making a fluid dispenser comprising: manufacturing a fluid dispenser reservoir; filling the fluid dispenser reservoir with a fluid; and fixing a dispensing member to the fluid dispenser reservoir; wherein the steps of manufacturing, filling and fixing are performed continuously in a controlled atmosphere; wherein the controlled atmosphere comprises sterile conditions; wherein the dispensing member comprises at least one of a pump and a valve; wherein the fluid is in direct contact with the reservoir following filling of the reservoir; and wherein the reservoir containing the fluid is a rigid shell. 21. A method of making a fluid dispenser according to claim 20, wherein the fluid dispenser reservoir is filled with a medication. 22. A facility for making a fluid dispenser device comprising: a manufacturing unit which manufactures a fluid dispenser reservoir; a filling unit which fills the fluid dispenser reservoir with a fluid; and a fixing unit which fixes a dispensing member to the fluid dispenser reservoir; wherein manufacturing, filling and fixing units operate continuously in a controlled atmosphere; wherein the controlled atmosphere comprises sterile conditions; where in the dispensing member comprises at least one of a pump and a valve; wherein the fluid is in direct contact with the reservoir following filling of the reservoir; and wherein the reservoir containing the fluid is a rigid shell. 23. A facility according to claim 22, wherein the filling unit fills the fluid dispenser reservoir with a medication.