US 12,280,008 B2
Systems and devices for transporting biomaterials
Steffen Smith, View Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Cryoport, Inc., Brentwood, TN (US)
Filed by Cryoport, Inc., Brentwood, TN (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/889,275.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/328,690, filed on Apr. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320933 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A61J 1/16 (2023.01); A61J 1/10 (2006.01); B65D 30/22 (2006.01); B65D 33/06 (2006.01); B65D 33/18 (2006.01)
CPC A61J 1/16 (2013.01) [A61J 1/10 (2013.01); B65D 31/12 (2013.01); B65D 33/065 (2013.01); B65D 33/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cryogenic articles transport assembly, comprising
a partition assembly including a partition sleeve and a plurality of partitions coupled to the partition sleeve, the partition sleeve comprising a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;
a carrying bag including the partition assembly disposed therein, the carrying bag comprising:
a main body defining an outer sleeve and a top portion;
a base portion coupled to the main body via a plurality of tabs, the base portion comprising a rounded shape;
a first handle coupled to the main body; and
a top flap extending from the top portion, the top flap including an assembly seal disposed thereon, the top portion configured to fold to close an opening in the top portion, the top flap configured to seal the opening in the top portion via the assembly seal, wherein:
the cryogenic articles transport assembly is configured to transition from a shipping configuration to a loading configuration, the shipping configuration including both the partition assembly and the carrying bag in a flattened state, the loading configuration including the opening and a set of slots in the partition assembly, and
the outer sleeve comprises a rounded perimeter in the shipping configuration,
in the loading configuration the partition assembly comprises:
the front panel, the back panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel at least partially define a perimeter of the partition sleeve, and
the set of slots are disposed within the perimeter, each of the plurality of slots defined at least partially by the partition sleeve and at least one of the plurality of partitions.