Biocontainer with integrated temperature sensor
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F25D-025/00
B65B-063/08
F25D-003/08
F25D-029/00
A01N-001/02
출원번호
US-0685952
(2010-01-12)
등록번호
US-8955340
(2015-02-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Burke, Aaron
Felo, Michael
Pereira, Brian
Noukas, Elias
Wong, Dennis
출원인 / 주소
EMD Millipore Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC
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초록▼
The biocontainer of the present invention provides a low cost, simple solution of many of the problems encountered during shipping, freezing and thawing of biopharmaceutical materials. The present invention enables a user to monitor the temperature profile of each biopharmaceutical container during
The biocontainer of the present invention provides a low cost, simple solution of many of the problems encountered during shipping, freezing and thawing of biopharmaceutical materials. The present invention enables a user to monitor the temperature profile of each biopharmaceutical container during the cryogenic process, so as to ensure the integrity of materials within each biocontainer by using a pre-installed and pre-sterilized temperature sensor. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly includes a wireless transmitter and is capable of transmitting information regarding the measured reading. In other embodiments, the sensor assembly includes a processing unit, which determines whether the temperature profile is acceptable. In a further embodiment, an indicator is included, such that the processing unit may indicate whether the biopharmaceutical material has been properly frozen. In other embodiments, the sensor assembly also includes a storage element, which is capable of storing various parameters during the freezing process.
대표청구항▼
1. A biocontainer adapted to receive a biopharmaceutical material therein, wherein the biocontainer comprises: an indicator to indicate whether the biopharmaceutical material was properly frozen;a sensor attachment mechanism affixed to opposite edges of said biocontainer, disposed within said biocon
1. A biocontainer adapted to receive a biopharmaceutical material therein, wherein the biocontainer comprises: an indicator to indicate whether the biopharmaceutical material was properly frozen;a sensor attachment mechanism affixed to opposite edges of said biocontainer, disposed within said biocontainer and passing through the geometric center of said biocontainer, said sensor attachment mechanism comprising a sealed enclosure holding: at least one wireless temperature sensor positioned near said geometric center of said biocontainer;at least one processing unit in communication with said indicator and configured to: compare data obtained by said wireless temperature sensor to predetermined values to determine whether the biopharmaceutical material, once frozen, was properly frozen, andactuate said indicator to indicate the result of said determination of whether the biopharmaceutical material was properly frozen; anda storage element, in communication with said processing unit, to store data obtained by said temperature sensor. 2. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein said biocontainer is filled to its volumetric capacity and said geometric center comprises the thermal center of the material contained therein. 3. The biocontainer of claim 1, further comprising a second wireless temperature sensor located at an outer edge of the biocontainer. 4. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein the biocontainer comprises a volumetric capacity ranging from about 20 milliliters to about 1000 liters. 5. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein the biopharmaceutical material is selected from the group consisting of an amino acid, a peptide, a protein, a DNA molecule, an RNA molecule, a drug, an enzyme, an antibody or fragment thereof, a tissue or fragment thereof, an organ or fragment thereof, a preservative, a blood product, a cell, a cellular organelle, an inclusion body, and a cellular aggregate. 6. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein said biopharmaceutical material is selected from the group consisting of serum, blood, plasma, an amino acid formulation, a protein formulation, a nucleic acid formulation, a cell culture media formulation. 7. The biocontainer of claim 1, further comprising a wireless transmitter adapted to transmit data obtained by said temperature sensor. 8. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein said indicator comprises an LED. 9. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein said biocontainer and said temperature sensor are sterilized prior to receiving said biopharmaceutical material. 10. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein said biocontainer comprises one or more plastic pieces which are fused together and wherein said sensor attachment mechanism comprises a sealed sleeve, fused to a seam of said biocontainer, wherein said wireless temperature sensor, said processing unit, and said storage element are disposed in said sealed sleeve. 11. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein said sensor attachment mechanism comprises a thin film or strand extending from sidewalls of said biocontainer and a sealed enclosure attached to the thin film or strand, where said sensor, said processing unit, and said storage element are disposed in said sealed enclosure. 12. The biocontainer of claim 1, further comprising one or more ports affixed to said biocontainer wherein said sensor attachment mechanism is affixed to said one or more ports. 13. The biocontainer of claim 1, further comprising a battery disposed in said sealed enclosure and in electrical communication with said wireless sensor, said processing unit, and said storage element. 14. The biocontainer of claim 1, further comprising an antenna disposed in said sealed enclosure to receive electromagnetic waves and convert said waves to electrical power, wherein said electrical power is used to operate said temperature sensor, said processing unit, and said storage element. 15. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein said indicator comprises a visual indicator. 16. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein said indicator comprises an audio alarm. 17. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein said indicator comprises a data pattern written to the storage element. 18. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether the biopharmaceutical material was properly frozen is stored in the storage element. 19. The biocontainer of claim 1, further comprising a transmitter, wherein the transmitter conveys the determination of whether the biopharmaceutical material was properly frozen. 20. The biocontainer of claim 1, wherein said predetermined values are stored on said storage element.
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