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Rapid freezing, storage, transport, and thawing system for containers of biopharmaceutical products

US11253430B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 5, 2018
Grant dateFeb 22, 2022
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2400/02
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biopharmaceutical product, the system including a stationary equipment and one or more movable pallet, each pallet being configured to carry one or more container units, each containing biopharmaceutical product, the stationary equipment including a gas circulating unit configured to cause a circulation of cold gas and/or warm gas, from a pull inlet toward a blow outlet, wherein there is provided at least a first side plenum having one or more gas conveying channel therein, configured to be fluidly coupled to the blow outlet of the gas circulating unit, the first side plenum having a plurality of outlet ports directed toward an interior volume of the pallet, wherein the gas circulates substantially in a horizontal direction in the interior volume of the pallet.

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