Methods and devices for thermal stabilization on perishable biological specimens
OwnerUlrich Schaff, Mitchell Peevler +1inventors
InventorsUlrich Schaff, Mitchell Peevler, Jason Ragar
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for executing temperature-controlled shipment of relatively small temperature-sensitive payloads. A vacuum shipper may include a vacuum container and a PCM pack with an outer wall broadly form fitting to the vacuum container. The PCM pack includes a payload cavity and may be pre-conditioned at an effective charging temperature for an effective charging time. A temperature-sensitive payload is placed in the payload cavity. An insulated stopper is pressed into a mouth of the vacuum container. The vacuum shipper may then be conveyed by commercial express freight to its destination within an effective endurance time.
Claims20
A temperature-controlled packaging system for biological samples, the system comprising a container and a PCM pack (i) form-fit to the container and (ii) defining a payload cavity for a biological sample.
A method of shipping a biological sample comprising providing a vacuum shipper, positioning a pre-conditioned cylindrical PCM pack into the vacuum shipper, and placing a temperature-sensitive payload in a payload cavity defined by the PCM pack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.