METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A CRYOSTORAGE INSTALLATION
First Claim
1. Method for monitoring and managing a cryostorage installation comprising at least one container or at least one refrigerator (3, 4), in which the samples to be stored are placed, in a refrigerated atmosphere, the said at least one container or refrigerator (3, 4) being placed in at least one room (A), in which:
- a) a monitoring is carried out, preferably remotely, with gathering of one or more data issuing from or representative;
of at least one container and/or refrigerator (3, 4) containing the samples, in order to check the state of the cryogenic fluid present therein, or of the electric power supply to the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), of the status of the means for opening/closing the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), or of the temperature prevailing in the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), of a cryogenic fluid feed line (2) connecting at least one reservoir (1) to at least one container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), to at least one valve arranged on the said feed line (2), or the said reservoir (118) containing the cryogenic fluid, of at least one ambient condition prevailing in the room (A), or of the stored samples, and wherein at least part of the data gathered in step a) are associated with the samples and stored in a manner associated with the samples.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for monitoring and managing a cryostorage installation comprising at least one container or at least one refrigerator (3, 4), in which the samples to be stored are placed, in a refrigerated atmosphere, the said at least one container or refrigerator (3, 4) being placed in at least one room (A). According to this method, a monitoring is carried out, preferably remotely, with gathering of one or more data issuing from or representative of at least one container and/or refrigerator (3, 4) containing the samples, in order to check the state of the cryogenic fluid present therein, or of the electric power supply to the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), of the status of the means for opening/closing the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), or of the temperature prevailing in the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), of a cryogenic fluid feed line (2) connecting at least one reservoir (1) to at least one container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), to at least one valve arranged on the said feed line (2), or the said reservoir (118) containing the cryogenic fluid, of at least one ambient condition prevailing in the room (A), or of the stored samples. At least part of the data gathered are associated with the samples and stored in a manner associated with the samples. Associated system.
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1. Method for monitoring and managing a cryostorage installation comprising at least one container or at least one refrigerator (3, 4), in which the samples to be stored are placed, in a refrigerated atmosphere, the said at least one container or refrigerator (3, 4) being placed in at least one room (A), in which:
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a) a monitoring is carried out, preferably remotely, with gathering of one or more data issuing from or representative;
of at least one container and/or refrigerator (3, 4) containing the samples, in order to check the state of the cryogenic fluid present therein, or of the electric power supply to the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), of the status of the means for opening/closing the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), or of the temperature prevailing in the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), of a cryogenic fluid feed line (2) connecting at least one reservoir (1) to at least one container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), to at least one valve arranged on the said feed line (2), or the said reservoir (118) containing the cryogenic fluid, of at least one ambient condition prevailing in the room (A), or of the stored samples, and wherein at least part of the data gathered in step a) are associated with the samples and stored in a manner associated with the samples. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. System for monitoring a cryostorage installation (1) comprising at least one container and/or at least one refrigerator (3, 4), in which the samples to be stored are placed, in a refrigerated atmosphere, the said at least one container and/or refrigerator (3, 4) being placed in at least one room (A), having limited and controlled access, comprising:
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means (20) for monitoring each container and/or refrigerator (3, 4) containing the said samples in order to check the state of the cryogenic fluid, the temperature in the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), the line (2) for feeding the said cryogenic fluid connecting a reservoir (1) of cryogenic fluid to the said container and/or refrigerator (3, 4), and the said reservoir (118) of cryogenic fluid, means for monitoring at least one ambient condition prevailing in the room (A), and/or means for monitoring the stored samples, and a remote management unit (11), and data transmission means (16) suitable for sending the data relative to the said monitoring to the remote management unit (11), and wherein the system further comprises means associating the recorded data with each sample and means for storing the data thereby recorded associated with the samples. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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