The connection, assembly, or fill of two or more pre-sterilized components
having at least one terminal end each for attachment to another
component, and an apparatus for performing such a connection, while
maintaining the sterility of the components is disclosed. The resulting
connection is made permanent by bonding the contacting components
together using either a solvent bonding technique, a radio frequency
sealer, a heat sealer, or any other suitable process. The connection is
preferably made within an active sterile field. Using a low-voltage
electron beam instrument, such as the MIN-EB.TM., a suitable sterile
field sphere can be created. The terminal ends of the multiple components
remain within the sterile field sphere until the possibility of
contamination within the sealed components is significantly reduced to
industry acceptable standards.