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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Lyophilization Technology, Inc., Ivyland, PA (US);
Edward H. Trappler, Langhorne, PA (US);
Michael S. Thomas, Holland, PA (US);
Lyophilization Technology, Inc., Ivyland, PA (US);
Abstract
A carrier for supporting containers such as syringes or cartridges in a lyophilization chamber during lyophilization of substances contained therein, comprises a base assembly with an array of holes for receiving the containers. Each hole includes a heat-conductive metal portion for engagement with lower parts of the container held therein and a relatively non-conductive polymeric portion surrounding a portion of the container above the lower portion for enhancing the vertical growth of relatively large ice crystals. An upper part of the carrier supported above the base assembly includes a plunger-holding plate for frictionally holding elastomeric plungers and a pusher plate movable toward the plunger-holding plate and having protrusions for pushing the plungers out of the plunger-holding plate and into the containers before the containers are removed from the chamber.