Systems and methods for freezing, storing and thawing biopharmaceutical material
AssigneeIntegrated Biosystems, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Voute, Maxime N. Lok, David C. Brown, James W. Kendall, Edward Geiselhart
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Abstract
A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing a biopharmaceutical material includes a flexible container and a supporting structure. The flexible container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material therein for freezing, storing and thawing. The container further includes a flange and the supporting structure is engageable with the flange to receive the container. The supporting structure may position the container for freezing and may protect it during transport and storage.
Claims36
A container for freezing, storing and thawing a biopharmaceutical material, which is receivable in a support frame, said container comprising:
- a container material having an exterior contact area and an interior configured to receive the biopharmaceutical material therein for freezing, storing and thawing;
- a support structure coupled to said container material, said support structure connectable to the support frame and said support structure configured to support a weight of said container material when said support structure is connected to the support frame and said interior receives the biopharmaceutical material;
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- said support structure being configured to support said container material within the support frame to allow said contact area to be exposed to a contacting surface moveable relative to said frame and to allow a heat transfer surface to contact said container material to allow heat transfer between said heat transfer surface and the biopharmaceutical material.
A system for freezing, storing and thawing a biopharmaceutical material, said system comprising:
- a container having an exterior contact area and being configured to receive the biopharmaceutical material therein;
- a frame having a frame interior configured to receive said container, said frame connectable with said container to support said container within said frame interior to allow a moveable contacting surface to contact said contact area to cause a heat transfer surface to contact said contact area to allow heat transfer between said heat transfer surface and the biopharmaceutical material when the biopharmaceutical material is received in said container and said container is received within said frame interior.
A method for freezing, storing and thawing a biopharmaceutical material, the method comprising:
- providing a container having an exterior contact area and an interior configured to contain the biopharmaceutical material for freezing, storing and thawing;
- coupling a support structure to the container, the support structure being connectable to a support frame and the support structure being configured to support a weight of the container when the support structure is connected to the support frame and the interior receives the biopharmaceutical material;
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- configuring the support structure to support the container within the support frame to allow the contact area to be exposed to a contacting surface moveable relative to the frame and to allow a heat transfer surface to contact the container to allow heat transfer between the heat transfer surface and the biopharmaceutical material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.