DEVICE FOR HANDLING CONTAINERS INSIDE A CLEAN ROOM, A SYSTEM AND A CLEAN ROOM COMPRISING A CORRESPONDING DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR HANDLING CONTAINERS INSIDE A CLEAN ROOM

1 . A device ( 10 ) for handling containers ( 12 ) and/or packaging material inside a clean room, comprising:

a gripper ( 14 ) having at least one tool ( 18 ),

wherein the tool ( 18 ) has a contact surface ( 20 ) configured to contact at least one container ( 12 ) and/or packaging material in a planar region,

wherein,

an adhesive-structured polymer film ( 22 ) is arranged at least partially on the contact surface ( 20 ), or the contact surface ( 20 ) has an adhesive-structured polymer surface, wherein the polymer film ( 22 ) or the polymer surface is designed such that the contacted container ( 12 ) and/or packaging material adheres to the polymer film ( 22 ) or to the polymer surface, as a result of a van der Waals interaction, wherein the polymer film ( 22 ) or the polymer surface is configured to be H2O2-resistant and/or autoclavable.

2 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer film ( 22 ) or the polymer surface is made of silicone.

3 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the tool ( 18 ) and/or the polymer film ( 22 ) is configured as a replaceable part or as a disposable part.

4 . (canceled)

5 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the tool ( 18 ) has at least one resilient element ( 26 ), wherein the contact surface ( 20 ) is pretensioned by the resilient element ( 26 ), so that a force exerted on the contact surface ( 20 ) acts against a restoring force of the resilient element ( 26 ).

6 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the tool ( 18 ) is pin-like, wherein the contact surface ( 20 ) is arranged at one end of the pin-like tool ( 18 ).

7 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the contact surface ( 20 ) is planar.

8 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the contact surface ( 20 ) is semi-cylindrical.

9 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the tool ( 18 ) is configured to simultaneously contact a plurality of containers ( 12 ) and/or packaging materials, wherein each contacted container ( 12 ) and/or packaging material is contacted with the contact surface ( 20 ) of the tool ( 18 ).

10 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the contact surface ( 20 ) is arranged on a flexible and/or deformable portion ( 21 ) of the tool ( 18 ), so that the contact surface ( 20 ) can adapt to a contour of the container ( 12 ) and/or packaging material by pressing.

11 . A system comprising a device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , at least one container ( 12 ) and/or packaging material and/or one nest ( 30 ) for receiving the container ( 12 ), wherein the contact surface ( 20 ) is configured to be complementary to the container ( 12 ) and/or packaging material, so that the contact surface ( 20 ) can lie flat against the container ( 12 ) and/or packaging material.

12 . A clean room having a device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 .

13 . A method for handling containers ( 12 ) inside a clean room comprising the steps of:

providing a contact surface ( 20 ) for contacting a container ( 12 ) and/or packaging material, wherein an adhesive-structured polymer film ( 22 ) is arranged at least partially on the contact surface ( 20 ), or the contact surface ( 20 ) has an adhesive-structured polymer surface, wherein the polymer film ( 22 ) or the polymer surface is configured such that the contacted container ( 12 ) adheres to the polymer film ( 22 ) or to the polymer surface as a result of a van der Waals interaction,

pressing the contact surface ( 20 ) with the polymer film ( 22 ) or the polymer coating ( 24 ) onto the container and/or packaging material ( 12 ), wherein the pressing is carried out with a predetermined pressure and for a predetermined time period,

handling the container ( 12 ) and/or packaging material adhering to the polymer film ( 22 ) or the polymer surface as a result of van der Waals forces, wherein the polymer film ( 22 ) or the polymer surface is configured to be H2O2-resistant and/or autoclavable.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises the step of:

positioning the container ( 12 ) and/or packaging material in a nest ( 30 ) and/or removing the container ( 12 ) from a nest ( 30 ).

15 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein a device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 is used to carry out the method.

16 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive-structured polymer surface is a polymer coating ( 24 ).

17 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the polymer surface is a polymer coating ( 24 ).

18 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the adhesive-structured polymer surface is a polymer coating ( 24 ).

19 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one resilient element ( 26 ) is a spring ( 28 ).

20 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the contact surface ( 20 ) is circular.

21 . The device ( 10 ) according to claim 8 , wherein the contact surface ( 20 ) is semi-circular cylindrical.