Abstract: The invention relates to a system for handling containers suitable for containing a medicinal substance, comprising a wheel movable in rotation about an axis; container handling clamps, the clamps being hinged to the wheel and being movable between a closed configuration for gripping a container and an open configuration for releasing a container, each pair of clamps comprising ramps suitable for lifting or depositing a container as the clamps move from one configuration to another. The invention also relates to a method for handling containers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connection system for connecting an inside environment of a compartment to an environment outside said compartment, said compartment being isolated relative to the outside environment and said connection system, said connection system comprising a blocking device.

Abstract: A connecting member is provided between an inside environment of a compartment and an environment outside the compartment. The compartment is isolated relative to the outside environment and the compartment comprising a communication orifice defined by a first connector connecting element. The connecting member comprises a main body arranged to cooperate with the communication orifice of the isolated compartment. The main body comprises a second connector or connecting element complementary to the first connecting element of the communication orifice so as to form a tight connection between the first connecting element and the second connecting element, the main body further being crossed through by a tubing comprising a first end on the side of the outside environment and a second end on the side of the inside environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connection system for connecting an inside environment of a compartment to an environment outside said compartment, said compartment being isolated relative to the outside environment and said connection system, said connection system comprising a blocking device.

Abstract: A connecting member between an inside environment of a compartment and an environment outside said compartment, said compartment being isolated relative to said outside environment and said compartment comprising a communication orifice defined by a first connecting means, said connecting member comprising a main body arranged to cooperate with said communication orifice of said isolated compartment, said main body comprising a second connecting means complementary to said first connecting means of said communication orifice so as to form a tight connection between said first connecting means and said second connecting means, said main body further being crossed through by a tubing comprising a first end on the side of said outside environment and a second end on the side of said inside environment.

Abstract: A process for reducing the oxygen concentration in a container prior to filling the container with a liquid by passing a hollow filling needle through a puncturable part of the container wall, in which the empty container is enclosed within an envelope which is less permeable to oxygen than the container wall. The process is suitable for use with vials having a puncturable closure.