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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2021
Merck Sharp & Dohme Llc, Rahway, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Charles Johnson, West Point, PA (US);
Anthony Flammino, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Mark Anton Petrich, West Point, PA (US);
Scott McFeaters, West Point, PA (US);
John H. Roosa, Jr., Rahway, NJ (US);
Robert Ian Alpern, Lansdale, PA (US);
Joseph W. Locurcio, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Matthew H. Flamm, West Point, PA (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
Container system and method for freezing (and subsequently thawing) a liquid such as a drug substance, such that all containers in a set have a uniform width, hence uniform freeze-path length, in the widthwise direction and perpendicular to major walls of the containers, irrespective of the particular length, height, and volumetric capacity of the various containers in the set. This leads to uniform freezing performance and thereby reduces cryoconcentration. The system also eliminates or reduces ice-bridging, and the potential for containers rupturing during freezing and thawing operations.