Cryo Bio System

Imv Technologies

Philippe Clairaz

Francis Lesieur

Anne-Linda Van Kappel

Eric Schmitt

Christian Beau

Jean-Louis Douesnel

The invention concerns a cryogenic system () for vitrifying a substance comprising biological material to be preserved in a receiving region of a thin tube (), comprising a tank () containing a bath () of a cryogenic agent and a support member () mounted on said tank in a predetermined first position in which said tube is orientated upright, the receiving region being immersed in a liquid zone () of said bath, and an opening of said tube being situated above said bath, in a zone of ambient air above said bath, in order to introduce the substance into the tube, the support member being mounted on said tank in a second predetermined position, in which said receiving region is immersed in the liquid zone and said opening is situated immediately above said liquid zone, in a gaseous zone () of said bath above said liquid zone and below said zone of ambient air, and being raised from said second position.

System and method for vitrifying a biological substance

A sheathing for packaging a predetermined volume of a biological substance designed to be immersed in a liquid cryogenic agent, the sheathing including a thin tube and a ballast associated with the thin tube.

Sheathing for packaging a predetermined volume of a biological substance designed to be immersed in a liquid cryogenic agent

The invention concerns an assembly for packaging a volume of substance to be preserved by cryogenic vitrification characterized in that it comprises a sheathing () including a thin tube () having a predetermined internal diameter (D) and a predetermined length (L); a support () comprising a zone for receiving said predetermined volume, said support () capable of being introduced inside said thin tube (); and a plunger () for pushing forward said support (), said support () then taking up a predetermined position in said thin tube () with an interval between each end () of said support () and the neighboring end () of said thin tube ().

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Sceaux, France

Philippe Clairaz