Transport container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11999552-B2
Application number	US-202017623826-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2020
Priority date	Sep 18, 2019
Publication date	Jun 4, 2024
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024

Abstract

A transport container is a transport container for transporting a biological component being a cell or a collection of cells, and includes an ion generation device configured to generate a discharge product inside the transport container by discharge.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A transport container configured to transport a biological component being a cell or a collection of cells, the transport container comprising:
a discharge device configured to generate a discharge product inside the transport container by discharge;
a container portion having an opening portion that receives the biological component; and
a lid portion that closes the opening portion, wherein:
the discharge device is provided inside the lid portion,
the container portion includes:
a primary container configured to contain the biological component;
a secondary container configured to contain the primary container; and
a tertiary container including the container portion and the lid portion, and configured to contain the secondary container, and

each of the primary container and the secondary container has an upper surface portion that is a surface toward the lid portion, and the upper surface portion is formed of a material that transmits gas.

2. The transport container according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lid portion has a recessed portion in an inner surface, and
the discharge device is provided in the recessed portion.

3. The transport container according to claim 1 ,
wherein the discharge device is supplied with power from an external power source via the lid portion.

4. The transport container according to claim 1 ,
wherein the discharge device is an ion generation device configured to generate a positive ion and a negative ion.

5. The transport container according to claim 4 ,
wherein the discharge device supplies the positive ion and the negative ion, and sets concentrations of the positive ion and the negative ion in the transport container to be equal to or greater than 7000/cm 3 .

6. The transport container according to claim 5 ,
wherein the discharge device further sets the concentrations of the positive ion and the negative ion in the transport container to be equal to or less than one million/cm 3 .

7. The transport container according to claim 4 , further comprising:
an ion sensor configured to detect a concentration of one or both of the positive ion and the negative ion in the transport container; and
a display unit configured to display an ion concentration detected by the ion sensor or information based on the ion concentration.

8. The transport container according to claim 1 ,
wherein the discharge device generates the discharge product in a space between the tertiary container and the secondary container.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Yamamoto Satohiko

Classifications

• A01N1/148

  with provisions specially adapted for transporting · CPC title

• A01N1/168

  using electromagnetic fields or radiation; using acoustic waves or corpuscular radiation · CPC title

• A01N1/146 Primary

  Non-refrigerated containers specially adapted for transporting or storing living parts whilst preserving · CPC title

• B65D81/2069 Primary

  in a special atmosphere · CPC title

• B65D77/04

  Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another · CPC title