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US 12,653,180 B2Granted
Hypothermic tissue storage
AssigneeParagonix Technologies, Inc.
InventorsSteve Bornhoft, Barry Gellman, William Lucas Churchill
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices, systems and methods for the hypothermic storage of biological samples, such as tissues, organs, or body fluids between arrival at a transplantation site and transplantation. In some examples, various cooling media may be positioned in and around a container used to for the hypothermic storage.
Claims20
An apparatus for storing a biological sample, comprising:
- a container configured to receive a biological sample;
- a central packet comprising cooling media, the central packet configured to be positioned at a bottom of an inside of the container, wherein the central packet has a substantially circular cross-section;
- a plurality of packets comprising cooling media, the plurality of packets disposed around a circumference of the central packet, wherein each packet of the plurality of packets is petal-shaped,
- wherein the plurality of packets are configured to be foldable with respect to the central packet, such that the plurality of packets are configured to be positioned along a wall of the inside of the container when the central packet is positioned at the bottom of the inside of the container;
- a pouch configured to contain the central packet and the plurality of packets;
- and
- a clip configured to secure an edge of the pouch to a rim of the container.
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An apparatus for storing a biological sample, comprising:
- a container configured to receive a biological sample;
- a central packet comprising cooling media, the central packet configured to be positioned at a bottom of an inside of the container;
- a plurality of packets comprising cooling media, the plurality of packets disposed around a periphery of the central packet,
- wherein the plurality of packets are configured to be foldable with respect to the central packet, such that the plurality of packets are configured to be positioned along a wall of the inside of the container when the central packet is positioned at the bottom of the inside of the container;
- a pouch configured to contain the central packet and the plurality of packets;
- and
- a clip configured to secure an edge of the pouch to a rim of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.