METHOD OF CONTAINED TRANSFER AND TRANSFER SLEEVE

摘要

A method of contained flexible transfer from a vessel is provided using a transfer sleeve(10). The method comprises fitting the transfer sleeve (10) to a port of the vessel wherein the transfer sleeve comprises an end region (22) that extends between a distal aperture (12) and an opening that opens to the rest of the transfer sleeve(10). The transfer sleeve (10) is fitted to the vessel by forming a first seal between the distal aperture (12) and the port. The end region (22) is then scrunched up and a second seal formed between the opening and the port. A transfer operation is then completed. Advantageously, during the transfer operation, the end region(22) remains substantially untouched by material. The second seal is then removed and the end region (22) un-ravelled. The transfer sleeve (10) can then be cut through the relatively clean end region (22).