US Patent:
20180273893, Sep 27, 2018
Inventors:
- JACKSONVILLE FL, US
LESLIE E. FRILLING - FRUIT COVE FL, US
JOHN D. MURRAY - JACKSONVILLE FL, US
ROBERT L. CAFFERATA - SANTA ROSA CA, US
GARY A. GRANFIELD - JACKSONVILLE FL, US
International Classification:
C12M 1/00
C12M 3/00
A61B 90/90
A61B 90/92
A61B 90/94
A61B 10/00
A61B 10/02
C12M 1/12
A61B 50/30
A61B 17/00
A61K 35/00
A61B 50/33
A61B 50/00
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are standardized and optimized, modular single-use kits and methods for sterile or non-sterile preparation of biological material, such as cells or tissue, for immediate use, further preparation, or storage. These single-use kits comprise at least one single-use component necessary for the preparation of biological material in accordance with a particular method as set forth in the instructions for use included with each particular type of single-use kit that set forth a unique method for using that particular type of single-use kit. The single-use kit of the invention comprises at least one modular, single-use packaging frame wherein at least one modular, single-use tray with an identifying is disposed, wherein at least one single-use component is organized. The identifying label on each modular single-use tray corresponds to (correlates with) a sequence of steps set forth in the instructions included with each single-use kit. The single-use kits of the invention facilitate and improve a healthcare practitioner's ability to prepare biological material for research, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in a convenient, consistent, repeatable, safe and effective manner.
