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US 11,691,788 B1Granted
Foldable cassette bags for transporting biomaterials
AssigneeCryoport, Inc.
InventorSteffen Smith
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Abstract
An envelope is configured to hold, support, and protect an article such as a blood bag during transportation under cryogenic temperatures. The envelope includes a single piece component (e.g., a monolithic component), including multiple panels that are configured to fold to form an enclosure that surrounds the article such as the blood bag for support and protection of the article such as the blood bag.
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An apparatus configured to form an envelope for holding a blood bag, comprising:
- a plurality of panels including a front panel, a back panel, a first inner side edge panel, a second inner side edge panel, a first outer side edge panel, a second outer side edge panel, a first top edge panel, and a second top edge panel, the plurality of panels configured to fold to form an enclosure to hold the blood bag, wherein in a pre-assembled state,
- the first inner side edge panel extends outward from a first side of the back panel,
- the second inner side edge panel extending outward from a second side of the back panel,
- the first outer side edge panel extends outward from the first side of the front panel, and
- the second outer side edge panel extends outward from the second side of the front panel, the second side being opposite the first side.
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A method of forming an envelope for transporting a blood bag, the method comprising:
- disposing the blood bag on one of a front panel internal surface of a front panel or a back panel internal surface of a back panel;
- folding the a first outer side edge panel and a first inner side edge panel inward toward the front panel internal surface;
- folding a second outer side edge panel and a second inner side edge panel inward toward the front panel internal surface;
- folding the front panel inward toward the back panel internal surface, the front panel internal surface mating with the first inner side edge panel, the second inner side edge panel, and a top side edge panel, the top side edge panel extending outward from the back panel, wherein in response to the mating, the blood bag is disposed in a cavity having a first seal from an external environment;
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- folding a remaining plurality of panels to generate a second seal from the external environment.
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An envelope for transporting a blood bag, the envelope comprising:
- a plurality of panels including a front panel, a back panel, a first inner side edge panel, a second inner side edge panel, a first outer side edge panel, a second outer side edge panel, a first top edge panel, and a second top edge panel, wherein in an assembled state, the envelope is configured to support the blood bag within a cavity, wherein the cavity is defined:
- in a thickness direction between the front panel and the back panel,
- in a vertical direction between a bottom crease and a top crease, the bottom crease defined between the front panel and the back panel, the top crease defined between the front panel and a top edge panel extending over the back panel, and
- in a lateral direction between a first side crease and a second side crease, the first side crease defined between the front panel and the first outer side edge panel, the second side crease defined between the front panel and the second outer side edge panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.