THAWING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL USING A SEALED LIQUID BLADDER
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1. An apparatus for thawing frozen material in a container comprising:
- A) a housing for receiving the container of frozen material;
B) a sealed fluid-filled bladder contained within the housing for thermally communicating with the container of frozen material;
C) an agitator in the housing for causing movement of the fluid-filled bladder and the container of frozen material communicating with the bladder; and
D) a heater positioned within the housing external of the bladder to heat the fluid in the fluid-filled bladder while the fluid is contained within the sealed bladder to thaw the frozen material in the container.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for thawing and heating biological material such as plasma, bone marrow or stem cells. The apparatus includes a housing containing a fluid-filled, sealed bladder for receiving a bag of the biological material. An agitator is provided which is operable to inflate an actuator pillow causing a support plate to compress the fluid-filled bladder, thereby promoting movement of the fluid within the bladder to agitate the biological material. A heater is provided which heats the fluid while contained in the bladder.
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1. An apparatus for thawing frozen material in a container comprising:
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A) a housing for receiving the container of frozen material;
B) a sealed fluid-filled bladder contained within the housing for thermally communicating with the container of frozen material;
C) an agitator in the housing for causing movement of the fluid-filled bladder and the container of frozen material communicating with the bladder; and
D) a heater positioned within the housing external of the bladder to heat the fluid in the fluid-filled bladder while the fluid is contained within the sealed bladder to thaw the frozen material in the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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26. A method of thawing frozen material in a container comprising:
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A) positioning the container of frozen material in communication with a sealed fluid-filled bladder;
B) agitating the fluid-filled bladder to cause movement of the fluid-filled bladder and the container of frozen material positioned in communication with the bladder; and
C) heating the fluid with a heating element positioned external relative to the bladder while the fluid is sealed within the bladder. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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