Cryogenic system having unique storage frames for storing bio-organic specimens
US6378314B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N1/42
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A preferred embodiment of a bio-medical cryogenic system 10 is described having a unique canister support frame 100. The frame 100 is elongated when in the upright position having side walls 102 and 104, a top wall 114, a bottom wall 118, a back wall 122 and internal dividers 132 forming a narrow elongated cavity subdivided into canister compartments 136 having a front opening 130. Upright abutment lips 121 and 138 are positioned in the compartments 136 to prevent canisters 50 from being inadvertently dislodged from the compartments 136. Access slots 150 are formed in the back wall 122 and at least one of the side walls 102,104 to enable a laboratory person to insert their finger into the slot and push a canister forward while the other hand is lifting a front portion of the canister above the abutment lip 121 or 138.
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