Rapid freezing, storage, transport, and thawing system for containers of biopharmaceutical products
US11253430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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