SG11201906766TA - Degassing in methods for continuous processing of a healthcare product - Google Patents

Abstract

International Patent Classification: BOlD 19/00 (2006.01) Cl 2M 1/00 (2006.01) C07K 1/36 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/000071 (22) International Filing Date: TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: (30) Priority Data: 17156600.3 17162216.0 16 February 2018 (16.02.2018) English English 17 February 2017 (17.02.2017) EP 22 March 2017 (22.03.2017) EP cc 00 O C (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 23 August 2018 (23.08.2018) WIPO I PCT (71) Applicant: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT [DE/DE]; Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1, 51373 Leverkusen (DE). (72) Inventors: SCHWAN, Peter; Carl-Rumpff-Str. 75, 51373 Leverkusen (DE). LOBEDANN, Martin; Dortheidestr. 32a, 51069 Koln (DE). (74) Agent: MCBEE, Susan E. Shaw; McBee Moore Wood- ward & Vanik IP, LLC, 510 South Market Street, Frederick, MD 21701 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (54) Title: DEGASSING IN METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS PROCESSING OF A HEALTHCARE PRODUCT (57) : What is described herein relates to the use of a dense membrane module as pathogen barrier as well as the use of at least one dense membrane module and/or at least one nanoporous membrane module in a method for the continuous, processing of a healthcare product, a method for the continuous, pathogen- reduced, modular processing of a healthcare product, wherein at least one dense membrane module and/or at least one nanoporous membrane module is employed for degassing and/or debubbling a fluid stream, wherein the fluid stream is passed over the membrane module characterized in that the fluid stream is passed from top to bottom over the membrane module and a unit operation for the continuous, pathogen-reduced, modular processing of a healthcare product comprising at least one dense membrane module and/or at least one nanoporous membrane module. 0111111010 0111 °nolo OH Em Env oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/151855 Al