US 11,937,597 B1
Cryopreservation device with integrated tracking device chamber
Jorge E. Parra-Almanza, Alpharetta, GA (US)
Assigned to Biotech, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed by Biotech, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/136,419.
Int. Cl. A01N 1/02 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01)
CPC A01N 1/0263 (2013.01) [G06K 19/0723 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cryopreservation device, the cryopreservation device comprising:
a) an elongated stick comprising an RFID section, an elongated body, and a specimen collection tip, and
b) a cap comprising a hollow chamber, wherein the hollow chamber has a length sufficient to accommodate the specimen collection tip,
wherein the cap is capable of enclosing the specimen collection tip within the hollow chamber when the cap is removably attached to the elongated stick,
wherein the RFID section is distal to the specimen collection tip, and
wherein the RFID section comprises:
a) an RFID chamber capable of holding an RFID tag,
b) an RFID opening through which the RFID tag can be placed into the RFID chamber, and
c) a locking mechanism abutting a circumference of the RFID opening, and
wherein the RFID opening is at an end of the elongated stick, wherein the RFID chamber comprises a substantially cylindrical chamber outlined by plastic in a prism shape, wherein the RFID tag is substantially cylindrical, and wherein the prism shape has a first longitudinal slit and a second longitudinal slit, each slit starting at the RFID opening.