Abstract: A method for testing the function of a system (1). In the method, real models (7, 8) of details of a virtual 3D model (39) of the system are created, with the spatial position and orientation of these real models being captured by a 3D measuring device (11) during the function testing. The determined orientations and positions can be used to manipulate virtual objects (3, 4) in the 3D model (39) in order to display a visual impression (20) in a virtual reality of handling or manipulating the real models (7, 8).

Abstract: A method is provided in which at least one marker (10, 17) is configured or added on the outside in order to permit capture of a pose of a head-mounted device (16).

Abstract: The invention relates to a glove device, the glove of which is provided for protected intervention in a working chamber of a containment through an access present in a port flange. The port flange is built into a front panel or into a wall of a housing of the containment positioned in an installation area. Machinery for processing goods to be treated can be provided in the working chamber. The glove device is designed as an assembly in the form of an insert which can be inserted into the port flange in a gas-tight manner, said glove device comprising, on one side, a seal which can be removed or is to be opened and, on the other side, a cover part or a shut-off part which is releasable from the assembly, and the vacuum-packed glove between these two sides.

Abstract: A work glove is installed at the port flange, with the result that the operator can enter the working chamber of the containment in a protected manner. A multiplicity of port flanges are usually mounted on the containment and a work glove is fastened in each case to the respective port flange. Machinery for processing material to be treated is often set up in the working chamber. In order to temporarily block the access, a shut-off part which can be moved into a blocking position and an open position is provided. In order to record personal data relating to the operator, the arrangement has a capture unit which has a connection to a microcontroller.

Abstract: In a glove holder (1) for a glove box glove, flexible sections (14) are formed on the glove holder (1) that allow elastic compression of a lateral span (17) of the glove holder (1). Here, the flexible section (14) allows elastic bending of a first one of the finger elements (11) towards a second one of the finger elements (16) of the at least two finger elements (11) such that a lateral span (17) of the glove holder (1) at a position of the finger elements (11) is reducible.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for verifying the result of a process of cleaning simulated chemical and/or microbiological contamination applied beforehand to a test area, in particular for the validation process for automated washing system functions. The method comprises the following steps: —providing a coating device having a filled cartridge, which contains a test liquid for simulating chemical and/or microbiological contamination. The test liquid contains a defined type and concentration of chemically and/or microbiologically contaminating substances; —selecting a defined test area and applying a defined amount of test liquid to the test area; —carrying out a standardised process of cleaning the test area provided with the test liquid; and—finally verifying and logging the result of the cleaning process carried out.

Abstract: For monitoring for microbial growth, it is provided that a fluid flow is discharged via a fluid line from a cleanroom into a controlled environment, wherein a nutrient medium is presented in the controlled environment and with which the fluid flow is contacted and subsequently removed from the controlled environment in such a way that a cleanroom process does not have to be interrupted.

Abstract: The system comprising containment equipment is intended for the aseptic transfer of a powder, namely for emptying a container filled with powder into a collection container and/or for filling a container with powder from a storage container. The containment equipment has a working chamber surrounded by a housing. A robot is installed in the containment equipment, having an arm arrangement that moves over a pivot range. If there is a collection container it has an inlet leading from the working chamber, and if there is a storage container it has an outlet leading off into the working chamber. The container can be closed at least with a first closure element. A transfer head is mounted at the inlet into the collection container and/or at the outlet of the storage container, each protruding into the working chamber. The passive part forms the double flap together with an active part contained in the transfer head.

Abstract: In a sampling probe (1) having a nozzle (6) at its intake (34), a heating element (9) is provided for heating up the nozzle (6).

Abstract: The arrangement for introducing a desired quantity of decontamination agent into a containment facility comprises a tank as a storage vessel for storing the decontamination agent in liquid form. A metering apparatus having a spray nozzle is directed into the containment facility so as to atomize the decontamination agent. At least one feed line from the ambient air, a compressed air connection and a control unit are provided to operate the metering apparatus. The metering apparatus has a metering container that comprises a storage chamber that has a defined volume for receiving an individual portion of decontamination agent. The storage chamber is provided so as to successively receive a number (n) of portions of decontamination agent from the tank, and the portion respectively held in the storage chamber is introduced by means of the spray nozzle into the containment facility prior to receiving a subsequent portion.

Abstract: The subject matter is the assembly of a containment means with an aseptic working chamber and associated decontamination arrangement. The working chamber is delimited at the bottom by a base, and above the working chamber is a circulating air zone, in which a circulating air filter with a circulating air fan is arranged. The circulating air zone and the working chamber are delimited towards the outside by a housing. At least a first returning air channel leads from the working chamber into the circulating air zone. A returning air filter is fluidically connected to the returning air channel, specifically is arranged facing the circulating air zone. The returning air filter can be arranged at the opening of the returning air channel into the circulating air zone or arranged in the circulating air channel, set back from the opening. The returning air filter and the circulating air filter are in the form of a plate filter or an exchangeable filter cartridge or a replaceable filter insert.

Abstract: The arrangement is provided for monitoring state and sequence of movement in an aseptic work chamber of a containment standing in an installation room. At least one work glove projects into the work chamber, wherein the respective work glove is able to stretch up to a maximum grasping range in the three spatial axes in the work chamber. The arrangement comprises a tracking system, the recordings of which serve to continuously localize the at least one work glove in three dimensions and are stored in a computer unit. At least one three-dimensional or two-dimensional prohibited region, which may be adjoined by a warning region, is defined in the work chamber. Individual surface sections or the entire floor of the containment can be defined as a prohibited region. A prohibited region and possibly a warning region in front of this can be set up around machines which are installed in the work chamber and which constitute a danger for the operator.

Abstract: The system comprising containment equipment is intended for the aseptic transfer of a powder, namely for emptying a container filled with powder into a collection container and/or for filling a container with powder from a storage container. The containment equipment has a working chamber surrounded by a housing. A robot is installed in the containment equipment, having an arm arrangement that moves over a pivot range. If there is a collection container it has an inlet leading from the working chamber, and if there is a storage container it has an outlet leading off into the working chamber. The container can be closed at least with a first closure element. A transfer head is mounted at the inlet into the collection container and/or at the outlet of the storage container, each protruding into the working chamber. The passive part forms the double flap together with an active part contained in the transfer head.

Abstract: A work glove is installed at the port flange, with the result that the operator can enter the working chamber of the containment in a protected manner. A multiplicity of port flanges are usually mounted on the containment and a work glove is fastened in each case to the respective port flange. Machinery for processing material to be treated is often set up in the working chamber. In order to temporarily block the access, a shut-off part which can be moved into a blocking position and an open position is provided. In order to record personal data relating to the operator, the arrangement has a capture unit which has a connection to a microcontroller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a glove device (4), the glove (3) of which is provided for protected intervention in a working chamber (11) of a containment (1) through an access (24) present in a port flange (2). The port flange (2) is built into a front panel (12) or into a wall of a housing (10) of the containment (1) positioned in an installation area (19). Machinery (13) for processing goods to be treated can be provided in the working chamber (11). The glove device (4) is designed as an assembly in the form of an insert which can be inserted into the port flange (2) in a gas-tight manner, said glove device comprising, on one side, a seal (41) which can be removed or is to be opened and, on the other side, a cover part (7) or a shut-off part (5) which is releasable from the assembly, and the vacuum-packed glove (3) between these two sides. The glove device (4) also has a fixing part (40) which is intended for gas-tight fastening to the port flange (2) and between which the seal (41) is gripped.

Abstract: A filter system for a containment through which a gas flows, comprising at least one filter unit. First docking means on the filter unit removably connect the filter unit to a receiving port of the containment. The filter unit further has a closure element having an adjusting mechanism to block and open an entry into the filter unit. A drive unit can be connected to the adjusting mechanism. The connection between the adjusting mechanism and the drive unit is preferably dockable. The drive unit has a motor preferably in the form of an electric motor with a pinion or a gear. The transmission ratio of the motor to the transmission part is greater than 1:20, preferably greater than 1:30, for example 1:33. A control unit can switch and monitor the position of a plurality of closure elements according to a program. The adjusting mechanism can also be actuated manually.

Abstract: The arrangement for introducing a desired quantity of decontamination agent into a containment facility comprises a tank as a storage vessel for storing the decontamination agent in liquid form. A metering apparatus having a spray nozzle is directed into the containment facility so as to atomize the decontamination agent. At least one feed line from the ambient air, a compressed air connection and a control unit are provided to operate the metering apparatus. The metering apparatus has a metering container that comprises a storage chamber that has a defined volume for receiving an individual portion of decontamination agent. The storage chamber is provided so as to successively receive a number (n) of portions of decontamination agent from the tank, and the portion respectively held in the storage chamber is introduced by means of the spray nozzle into the containment facility prior to receiving a subsequent portion.

Abstract: Performing a decontamination process by introducing a decontamination agent into a first containment, the first containment is being surrounded by a housing having a primary inlet for admitting a gas medium into the first containment, and a primary outlet for discharging the gas medium from the first containment. The primary outlet leads to an area external to the first containment, into the open atmosphere, or to a second containment and has a gas-technology connection to a first catalyst unit through which the gas medium flows. By means of the at least first catalyst unit, the decontamination agent, which is introduced into the first containment during the decontamination process and enters with the gas medium into the area, open atmosphere or the second containment, can be split into non-critical components and degraded to a non-critical residual concentration.

Abstract: The catalyst unit (1) for splitting a decontamination agent introduced into a containment for a decontamination process has at least one catalyst element (21). This catalyst element (21) first consists of a carrier material made of aluminum ceramics or activated carbon, and also of a catalytically active component in the form of nanoparticles, applied to the carrier material by means of chemical plating, and made of silver or silver oxide or of a silver and silver oxide mixture. The catalytically active component on the at least one catalyst element (21) is present in the range from 0.05 weight percent to 0.5 weight percent relative to the carrier material. The at least one catalyst element (21) has a catalytically effective surface in the range of up to 320 m2 per gram of used material, as a combination of carrier material plus applied catalytically active component. With the catalyst unit (1), an non-critical concentration of non-degraded decontamination agent of lower than 0.