Method of providing inline sterile freeze drying of a product in trays accommodated in a trolley, system for carrying out the method, and use of the method

摘要

The system comprises a filling station (1) having an inlet end (11) and an out let end, or docking station (12), a freeze storage (2), a freeze dryer unit (3), an emptying station (4) having an inlet end (41) and an outlet end, or docking station (42), a plurality of trays (8) adapted to be accommodated in at least one trolley (9). A cleaning and sterilizing unit (5) is provided between the outlet end (42) of the emptying station (4) and the inlet end (11) of the filling station (1).