Systems and methods for use in freezing, thawing, and storing biopharmaceutical materials
AssigneeSartorius Stedim North America Inc.
InventorsJonathan Cutting, Isabelle Gay, Oscar Werner Reif
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Abstract
A system for use in freezing, thawing, transporting or storing biopharmaceutical materials which includes a container, a holder and plurality of heat transfer members. The container is configured to hold biopharmaceutical materials therein. The holder has a cavity for receiving the container and includes an interior surface bounding the cavity. A plurality of pockets contact outer surfaces of the container and is received in the cavity. Each pocket of the plurality of pockets includes a pocket cavity. A heat transfer member actively controls the temperature of biopharmaceutical materials held in the container and is received in the pocket cavity.
Claims18
A system for use in freezing, thawing, transporting, or storing biopharmaceutical materials, said system comprising:
- a container means for holding biopharmaceutical materials therein;
- a holder having a holder cavity for receiving said container means, said holder comprising a plurality of pockets having interior surfaces bounding said holder cavity;
- said plurality of pockets located on opposite sides of said holder cavity and contacting an outer surface of said container means, each pocket of said plurality of pockets comprising a pocket cavity;
- a heat transfer member for actively controlling a temperature of biopharmaceutical materials held in said container means, said heat transfer member received in a first pocket cavity of at least one pocket of the plurality of pockets.
A system for use in freezing, thawing, transporting, or storing biopharmaceutical materials, said system comprising:
- a container means for holding biopharmaceutical materials therein;
- a holder having a plurality of pockets contacting an outer surface of said container means, each pocket of said plurality of pockets comprising a pocket cavity;
- said holder having a bolder cavity for receiving said container means, said plurality of pockets located on opposite sides of said holder cavity and comprising an interior surface bounding said holder cavity, said interior surface comprising two contact surfaces contacting opposite sides of said container means.
A method for use in freezing, thawing or storing biopharmaceutical materials, the method comprising:
- receiving a container means holding biopharmaceutical materials in a holder cavity of a holder;
- a plurality of pockets of the holder contacting an outer surface of said container means, each pocket of the plurality of pockets comprising a pocket cavity, the plurality of pockets located on opposite sides of the holder cavity;
- receiving a heat transfer member in at least one pocket cavity of the plurality of pockets;
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- actively controlling a temperature of the heat transfer member to control a temperature of the biopharmaceutical materials held in the container means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.