Storage container

Abstract

Provided is a storage container for storing a cornea specimen in which an endothelium and an epithelium of a cornea can be immersed and stored in different storage solutions. The storage container 1A is provided with a specimen-supporting portion 3A which contains a first cornea exposure portion 31a and a second cornea exposure portion 31b that expose a cornea part 101, the specimen-supporting portion supporting a scleral rim 102 at an outer circumferential side of the first and second cornea exposure portions 31a, 31b; a first chamber 20a to which an endothelium side of the cornea part 101 in the cornea specimen 100 is exposed, the scleral rim 102 of the cornea specimen 100 being supported by the specimen-supporting portion 3A, and the first chamber containing a first storage solution 60a; and a second chamber 20b to which an epithelium side of the cornea part 101 in the cornea specimen 100 is exposed, the scleral rim 102 of the cornea specimen 100 being supported by the specimen-supporting portion, the second chamber being divided from the first chamber 20a by the specimen-supporting portion 3A, and the second chamber containing a second storage solution 60b that differs from the first storage solution 60a, wherein the storage container is configured to prevent the first and second storage solutions 60a, 60b from being circulated between the first and second chambers 20a, 20b.

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