Method of packaging a parenteral fluid

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF PACKAGING A PARENTERAL LIQUID IN A BOTTLE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL THAT SOFTENS BELOW HEAT STERILIZATION TEMPERATURES, SAID METHOD COMPRISING: (A) ADHESIVELY APPLYING A RELEASABLY AIR ENTRY PATCH TO A WALL OF THE CONTAINER; (B) INSERTING THE CONTAINER IN A SUPPORTING CANNISTER WITH THE NECK OF THE CONTAINER EXPOSED FOR FILLING; (C) FILLING THE CONTAINER SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY WITH A PARENTERAL LIQUID AT TEMPERATURES FROM 140*F. TO 190* F., THEREBY PURGING THE CONTAINER OF ANY GASES IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO MATERALLY STRETCH AND DISTORT THE CONTAINER AT HEAT STERILIZING TEMPERATURES; (D) CLOSING THE CONTAINER NECK; (E) HEATING THE CONTAINER AND LIQUID CONTENTS TO TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS OF 220* F., AT WHICH TEMPERATURES THE ADHESIVELY APPLIED RESEALABLE AIR ENTRY PATCH FIRMLY BONDS TO THE CONTAINER WALL; (F) COOLING THE CONTAINER; AND (G) REMOVING THE CONTAINER FROM THE SUPPORTING CANNISTER.