Method and system of providing sealed bags of fluid at the clean side of a laboratory facility
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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:
- providing a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages for an animal study at a laboratory facility site;
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; and
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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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; 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; and 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, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. 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 filling apparatus at a clean side of a laboratory facility site; filling a plurality of bags with water at the clean side; sealing the bags of water at the clean side; and 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 (8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 9. The method of claim , further comprising providing a disposable fluid valve for use with one of the sealed bags of water.
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17. 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; and 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 (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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