The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Universidad DE Salamanca, Salamanca, ES;
Andrés Celestino García Montero, Salamanca, ES;
Alberto Orfao De Matos Correia E Vale, Salamanca, ES;
Francisco Javier García Palomo, Salamanca, ES;
Catia Daniela Quintas Faria, Salamanca, ES;
Roberto José García Martín, Salamanca, ES;
Maria Pérez Caro, Salamanca, ES;
UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA, Salamanca, ES;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device and method for the simultaneous lyophilisation of a plurality of biological samples ensuring the traceability of said samples intended to be housed within coded containers (); the device comprises a diffuser block () comprising a plurality of openings which define receptacles () to house the coded containers (), wherein the diffuser block () further comprises a perimeter cavity () configured so that the alloy surrounding each receptacle () is similar in all the coded containers (), enabling high thermal homogeneity, and the receptacles () have through openings defining an open bottom () to scan the coded containers (). Likewise, the device further comprises a transfer lid () to ensure the position of each container () when it is transferred to the diffuser block () and back to the starting box ().