Cryocassette

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10945919-B2
Application number	US-201715841170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2017
Priority date	Dec 13, 2017
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and device, such as a blood bag envelope, that protects a blood bag during storage and/or transport. The blood bag envelope holds a blood bag or a metal cassette that contains the blood bag. The envelope includes multiple panels. The multiple panels include a top panel, a first edge panel, a second edge panel, a front panel and a bottom panel. The multiple panels are configured to fold to form the enclosure to hold the blood bag. The envelope includes a first fastening device connected to an inner surface of the top panel. The envelope includes a suspension device that is suspended from the first fastening device. The suspension device is configured to suspend the blood bag within the enclosure when the multiple panels are folded to form the enclosure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An envelope for holding a blood bag, comprising:
a plurality of panels including a top panel, a first edge panel with an edge panel flap, a second edge panel with an edge slot, a front panel with a front panel insert and a bottom panel with a bottom panel slot, the edge panel flap being configured to couple with the edge slot when the first edge panel is folded over the top panel and the front panel insert being configured to couple with the bottom panel slot when the front panel is folded over the top panel to form an enclosure to hold the blood bag;
a first connector connected to an inner surface of the top panel; and
a suspension device suspended from the first connector and configured to suspend the blood bag within the enclosure.

2. The envelope of claim 1 , further comprising a second connector connected to an inner surface of the first edge panel, wherein the first connector is a first hanger and the second connector is a second hanger, wherein the suspension device is suspended from the first hanger and the second hanger.

3. The envelope of claim 2 , wherein the first hanger is inserted into a slot in the top panel to suspend the blood bag within the enclosure.

4. The envelope of claim 3 , wherein the second hanger is inserted into a slot in the first edge panel to suspend the blood bag within the enclosure.

5. The envelope of claim 1 , wherein the suspension device is made from a polymer material.

6. The envelope of claim 1 , wherein:
the top panel has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;
the first edge panel is connected to the first side edge;
the second edge panel is connected to the second side edge;
the front panel is connected to the leading edge; and
the bottom panel is connected to the trailing edge.

7. The envelope of claim 6 , wherein:
the first edge panel is configured to fold over the top panel along the first side edge;
the second edge panel is configured to fold over the top panel along the second side edge, the edge panel flap being configured to interlock with the edge slot to form the enclosure;
the front panel is configured to fold over the top panel along the leading edge; and
the bottom panel is configured to fold over the top panel along the trailing edge, the bottom panel slot being configured to receive the front panel insert to form the enclosure.

8. The envelope of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second connector connected to an inner surface of the first edge panel, wherein the suspension device is a polymer lattice and is suspended from the first connector and the second connector and is configured to receive a metal cassette that holds the blood bag.

9. An envelope for holding a cassette containing a blood bag, comprising:
a plurality of panels including a top panel, a first edge panel with an edge panel flap, a second edge panel with an edge slot, a front panel with a front panel insert and a bottom panel with a bottom panel slot, the edge panel flap being configured to couple with the edge slot when the first edge panel is folded over the top panel and the front panel insert being configured to couple with the bottom panel slot when the front panel is folded over the top panel to form an enclosure to hold the cassette; and
a suspension device suspended from at least one panel of the plurality of panels and configured to suspend the cassette within the enclosure.

10. The envelope of claim 9 , wherein the suspension device is suspended from an inner surface of the top panel.

11. The envelope of claim 10 , wherein the suspension device is further suspended from an inner surface of the first edge panel.

12. The envelope of claim 9 , wherein the suspension device is a lattice polymer netting.

13. The envelope of claim 9 , further comprising:
a first hanger connected to an inner surface of the top panel;
a second hanger connected to an inner surface of the first edge panel;
wherein the first hanger and the second hanger are configured to hold the suspension device.

14. An apparatus for transporting a blood bag, comprising:
a cassette configured to receive the blood bag; and
an envelope having:
a plurality of panels including a top panel, a first edge panel with an edge panel flap, a second edge panel with an edge slot, a front panel with a front panel insert and a bottom panel with a bottom panel slot, the edge panel flap being configured to couple with the edge slot when the first edge panel is folded over the top panel and the front panel insert being configured to couple with the bottom panel slot when the front panel is folded over the top panel to form an enclosure to hold the blood bag;
a first hanger connected to an inner surface of the top panel;
a second hanger connected to an inner surface of the first edge panel; and
a suspension device suspended from the first hanger and the second hanger, the suspension device being configured to suspend the cassette within the enclosure.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the envelope is made of a polymer and the suspension device is a lattice polymer netting.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein:
the top panel has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;
the first edge panel is connected to the first side edge;
the second edge panel is connected to the second side edge;
the front panel is connected to the leading edge; and
the bottom panel is connected to the trailing edge.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein:
the first edge panel is configured to fold over the top panel along the first side edge;
the second edge panel is configured to fold over the top panel along the second side edge, the edge panel flap being configured to interlock with the edge slot to form the enclosure;
the front panel is configured to fold over the top panel along the leading edge; and
the bottom panel is configured to fold over the top panel along the trailing edge, the bottom panel slot being configured to receive the front panel insert to form the enclosure.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first hanger is inserted into a slot in the top panel.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the second hanger is inserted into a slot in the first edge panel.

20. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the cassette is a metal cassette.

Assignees

• Cryoport Inc

Inventors

• Obrad Frank
• Bell Tim
• Sunabe Jim

Classifications

• B65D75/14 Primary

  in sheets or blanks folded-up around all sides of the contents from a portion on which the contents are placed · CPC title

• A61J1/16

  Holders for containers · CPC title

• B65D81/07

  using resilient suspension means {(B65D81/051 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• A61J1/10

  Bag-type containers · CPC title

• B65D81/03

  Wrappers or envelopes with shock-absorbing properties, e.g. bubble films {(for thermal insulating purposes B65D81/3888)} · CPC title