Abstract: A sterilizing tunnel for pharmaceutical containers has an entry zone, a heating zone, and two cooling zones. The individual zones contain ventilating fan units that generate air currents, which serve to heat and cool the containers that a transport apparatus conveys through the sterilizing tunnel. The heating and cooling units, which operate using the principle of heated and cooled air flow, is supplemented with radiant heat-generating unit. The sterilizing tunnel makes it possible to achieve a uniform heating and cooling of the containers, preventing stress cracks in the containers and permitting intentional heating that makes it possible, for example, for the containers to be coated with a substance.

Abstract: A sterilizing tunnel for pharmaceutical containers has an entry zone, a heating zone, and two cooling zones. The individual zones contain ventilating fan units that generate air currents, which serve to heat and cool the containers that a transport apparatus conveys through the sterilizing tunnel. The heating and cooling units, which operate using the principle of heated and cooled air flow, is supplemented with radiant heat-generating unit. The sterilizing tunnel makes it possible to achieve a uniform heating and cooling of the containers, preventing stress cracks in the containers and permitting intentional heating that makes it possible, for example, for the containers to be coated with a substance.

Abstract: A sterilizing tunnel (10; 10a) for pharmaceutical containers (1) has an entry zone (11), a heating zone (12), and two cooling zones (13, 14). The individual zones contain ventilating fan units (22, 23, 24) that generate air currents, which serve to heat and cool the containers (1) that a transport apparatus (17) conveys through the sterilizing tunnel (10; 10a). The invention proposes that the heating and cooling units, which operate using the principle of heated and cooled air flows, be supplemented with radiant heat-generating heating units (35, 36, 37, 40). The sterilizing tunnel (10; 10a) according to the invention makes it possible to achieve a uniform heating and cooling of the containers (1), preventing stress cracks in the containers (1) and permitting intentional heating that makes it possible, for example, for the containers (1) to be coated with a substance.

Abstract: A sterilization tunnel for pharmaceutical containers such as vials has an inlet zone, a sterilization zone, and a cooling zone. A conveyor belt for the vials is disposed inside the sterilization tunnel. An emptying device that can be raised and lowered is disposed in the vicinity of the cooling zone. In order to empty the sterilization tunnel, the frame-shaped emptying device is lowered onto the conveyor belt and then pushes an emptying slider, which is being moved through the sterilization tunnel together with the last vials disposed on the conveyor belt, out from the sterilization tunnel. The emptying device permits a particularly simple operation of the sterilization tunnel.

Abstract: A liquid filled shock wave generator is coupled to the body of the patient by utilizing of an integral water filled cushion having a membrane which engages skin of the patient for purposes of contactless lithotripsy whereby a second separate cushion is provided not being in contact with the patient being also of flexible construction and mounted on a spring biased table while being loaded with an additional weight and being in fluid conductive relation to the immediate and direct coupling cushion.

Abstract: A membrane is coupled to the skin of a human being, there being a gel layer provided between the membrane and the skin, the apparatus comprises a wiping structure movably mounted in a frame, one side of the membrane facing away from the skin and locally and progressively the membrane is forced against the gel layer and the skin so that progressively air bubbles in the gel layer are driven out of that layer and the layer is interposed bubblefree between the skin and the membrane. The wiper may swivel or roll; there may be plural wiper blades.

Abstract: The body of a patient is gaplessly coupled to the membrane of therapeutic equipment through a gel layer; a gel releasing bag is placed upon the membrane and the membrane is moved towards the body; subsequently, the bag is removed from the gap that forms between the skin of the patient and the membrane whereby gel emerges from one or several openings, filling the gap completely with gel as the bag is squeezed and removed.