公开(公告)号：US20210284368A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17255703

申请日：2019-06-28

Applicant: Randox Laboratories Ltd

Inventor： James Moran ,  Mark Wilson

IPC: B65B7/28 ,  B65B7/16 ,  B29C65/00

Abstract: There is provided a cartridge sealing apparatus (1) comprising a sealing head (10) having a sealing surface (12), the sealing head being adapted in use to hold a sealing member (70) against a surface of a cartridge (100) by application of pressure to the sealing member at the sealing surface across a portion of the sealing member, a bonding layer being present between the sealing member and the cartridge thereby causing the sealing member (70) to seal the cartridge when held against the surface of the cartridge; and a cutting edge (20) arranged around the sealing head (10). The cutting edge is configured to move when the sealing member is held against the surface of the cartridge by the sealing head, from an unextended position, in which the cutting edge is located adjacent the sealing head, to an extended position, in which the cutting edge is adapted to cut the sealing member.