Method And System Of Providing Sealed Bags Of Fluid At The Clean Side Of A Laboratory Facility
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating the delivery of water to a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages, for housing animals for an animal study, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages for an animal study at a laboratory facility site; and
providing a bag filling apparatus at a clean side of the laboratory facility site;
filling a plurality of bags with water at the clean side;
sealing the bags of water at the clean side for use in the cage level barrier-type cages;
inserting a valve into the sealed bags of water for dispensing water to one or more animals housed in said cages.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating the delivery of water to a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages, for housing animals for an animal study, the method including; providing a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages for an animal study at a laboratory facility site, and disposing a bag forming apparatus at a clean side of a laboratory washroom at the laboratory facility site, wherein the bag forming apparatus is capable of providing sealed bags of water for use in the cage level barrier-type cages. The method can further include providing bag material to the laboratory facility site.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating the delivery of water to a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages, for housing animals for an animal study, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages for an animal study at a laboratory facility site; and providing a bag filling apparatus at a clean side of the laboratory facility site; filling a plurality of bags with water at the clean side; sealing the bags of water at the clean side for use in the cage level barrier-type cages; inserting a valve into the sealed bags of water for dispensing water to one or more animals housed in said cages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 8, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for facilitating the delivery of water to a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages disposed at a laboratory facility site, for housing animals for an animal study, the method comprising:
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providing bag forming bag filling apparatus at a clean side of a a laboratory facility site; filling a plurality of bags with water at the clean side; sealing the bags of water at the clean side; inserting a valve into the sealed bags of water for dispensing water to one or more animals housed in cage level barrier-type cages. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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36. A system for facilitating the delivery of water to a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages disposed at a laboratory facility site, for housing animals for an animal study, the system comprising:
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a bag filling apparatus constructed and arranged to provide filled bags of water at a clean side of a laboratory facility site; wherein the bags of water are constructed and designed to be sealed and used in cage level barrier-type cages; a plurality of valves for insertion into the bags of water for dispensing water to one or more animals housed in the cages. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for facilitating the delivery of fluids to a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages, for housing animals for an animal study, the method comprising:
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filling a plurality of bags with one or more fluids at a clean side of a laboratory site; sealing the bags at the clean side; and inserting drinking valves into the bags at the clean side. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for facilitating the delivery of fluids to a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages, for housing animals for an animal study, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages for an animal study at a laboratory facility site; providing, at a clean side of the laboratory facility site, one or more sealed bags of fluids for use in the cage level barrier-type cages; and attaching a drinking valve to the sealed bags of fluids at the clean side of the laboratory facility, wherein the fluids can flow through the drinking valve. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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54. A system for facilitating the delivery of fluids to a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages disposed at a laboratory facility site, for housing animals for an animal study, the system comprising:
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a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages for placement at a laboratory facility site; one or more bags of fluids for use in the cage level barrier-type cages; and one or more valves for insertion into the bags of fluids at the clean side; wherein the bags having the valves inserted therein are sealed.
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Specification