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Flask and method for drying biological materials

US6904701B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 2002
Grant dateJun 14, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B5/06
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device for holding substances during drying comprising a flask having a structure defining an opening. A pair of contiguous or juxtaposed filters is disposed in the opening. A freeze-drying assembly comprising a freeze-drying apparatus, and the device disposed in the apparatus for holding substances during freeze-drying processing. A method for processing a substance under sterile conditions comprising disposing a substance in a flask, positioning the flask in a drying apparatus, and passing a drying medium through a pair of juxtaposed filters for drying the substance.

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