EP1033322B1 - Protective case for fragile products and use of such a case for cryogenic storage of biological elements - Google Patents

Protective case for fragile products and use of such a case for cryogenic storage of biological elements Download PDF

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EP1033322B1
EP1033322B1 EP00400268A EP00400268A EP1033322B1 EP 1033322 B1 EP1033322 B1 EP 1033322B1 EP 00400268 A EP00400268 A EP 00400268A EP 00400268 A EP00400268 A EP 00400268A EP 1033322 B1 EP1033322 B1 EP 1033322B1
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Vincent Lasseur
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LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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LAir Liquide SA a Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
    • A61J1/14—Details; Accessories therefor
    • A61J1/16—Holders for containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/54—Labware with identification means
    • B01L3/545—Labware with identification means for laboratory containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D15/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials
    • B65D15/22—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials of polygonal cross-section
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled

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  • the present intervention relates to protective cases for fragile products, in particular for the storage of biological elements.
  • Cases for protecting biological elements, in particular blood bags are currently known, consisting of completely closed cardboard or metal cases which have the major drawback of not allowing the identification of the product placed in the case and requiring , especially for the identification of blood bag labels, to extract the product from the case, which presents risks of damage to the product and serious difficulties when these products are stored in liquid nitrogen.
  • Document US-A-1,821,472 further describes a cardboard cigar box comprising a drawer tightly wrapped in a cellophane film.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a protective case for fragile products of simple and robust design and allowing at least partial but permanent visualization of the stored product while effectively protecting it and also allowing rapid, visual identification of its content. .
  • the invention provides a case according to claim 1.
  • the present invention also relates to the use of such a case for freezing and / or cryogenic storage of biological elements, in particular blood bags.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a protective case structure of a fragile product of generally flat shape, referenced 1, for example a biological product in a bag, typically a blood bag.
  • This pocket 1 conventionally comprises a label 2, shown in gray in the figures, for identifying the pocket and the batch of products, typically with a bar code.
  • the pocket 1 is disposed in the interior volume of a rigidity-receiving element with a drawer configuration configuration 3, of prismatic shape, typically of rectangular shape, with a rigid flat bottom 4 surrounded by lateral edges, such as the upper lateral edge 5, defining an interior receiving volume for the fragile product to be stored.
  • the drawer 3 is introduced, by an upper access opening 6 formed by the open upper face of a shell-shaped element 7, of generally parallelepipedal shape defining an interior volume corresponding substantially to the dimensions outside all of the drawer 3.
  • This interior volume is closed, on one side, by a main shell wall 70.
  • at least part of the main face opposite the wall 70 forms a cutout 80, laterally delimited by portions of lateral walls 8 forming with the lateral edges 9 of the shell 7 guide and retention slides for the drawer 3 so that, when the latter is placed in the shell 7, a substantial part of the bottom 4 is exposed via the cutout 80 outside the shell 7.
  • the end of the interior volume of the shell 7 opposite the access opening 6 is closed at least in part by a bor d forming a bottom 10 of the shell 7.
  • this edge 10 is extended upwards by a lower front wall 11 obscuring part of the front cutout 80 of the shell 7.
  • the shell 7 is produced by shaping and folding from a metal blank of aluminum or stainless steel.
  • the drawer 3 is made in one piece, by molding or folding, in optically transparent plastic material, for example polymethyl methacrylate, preferably polycarbonate.
  • optically transparent plastic material for example polymethyl methacrylate, preferably polycarbonate.
  • the drawer 3 is made by shaping and folding from a metal blank, cardboard or non-transparent plastic material, the bottom 4 of the drawer 3 being provided, at least at the place where the label 2 is normally located, a series of cutouts or lights 12 making it possible to see the essentials of the label 2.
  • the upper edge 5 of the drawer 3 defines, over at least part of its length, a housing 50 for receiving a label 20 bearing inscriptions 21 identifying the case and its contents, for example a bar code and a title, typically produced in the form of a flexible strip of paper or printable or embossable plastic material.
  • a label 20 bearing inscriptions 21 identifying the case and its contents, for example a bar code and a title, typically produced in the form of a flexible strip of paper or printable or embossable plastic material.
  • This label thus allows rapid identification of the cases, even when they are filled or grouped in bundles.
  • the housing 20 is advantageously integrated into the upper edge 5 so as to protect the label 20 and to allow these inscriptions 21 to be read through the wall of the edge 5.
  • the housing 20 is made in the thickness of the edge 5, the drawer being made by molding.
  • the drawer is produced by folding from a flat blank and the housing 20 is also produced by folding the upper edge 5 into a U, the extension 5a of which is folded inside the drawer to form the label receiving slot 20.
  • the case according to the invention allows, conventionally, the storage of frozen biological elements in drawers immersed in a bath of liquid nitrogen. It also has the advantage of also allowing the prior freezing of these biological elements, which makes it possible to reduce the handling operations and the risks of damaging them.
  • an elastic member in this case, a spring leaf 13 is interposed between the bottom 4 of the drawer 3 and the edges 8 of the lateral slides of the shell 7 to slightly crush the zones of the pocket. 1 protruding from the open face of the drawer 3 and thus distribute the product more evenly in the pocket 1 before it is frozen.

Description

La présente intervention concerne les étuis de protection de produits fragiles, notamment pour le stockage d'éléments biologiques.The present intervention relates to protective cases for fragile products, in particular for the storage of biological elements.

On connaît actuellement des étuis de protection d'éléments biologiques, notamment de poches de sang, constitués de boîtiers en carton ou en métal complètement fermés qui présentent l'inconvénient majeur de ne pas permettre l'identification du produit disposé dans l'étui et imposent, notamment pour l'identification d'étiquettes de poches de sang, d'extraire le produit de l'étui, ce qui présente des risques d'endommagement du produit et des difficultés sérieuses lorsque ces produits sont stockés dans l'azote liquide.Cases for protecting biological elements, in particular blood bags, are currently known, consisting of completely closed cardboard or metal cases which have the major drawback of not allowing the identification of the product placed in the case and requiring , especially for the identification of blood bag labels, to extract the product from the case, which presents risks of damage to the product and serious difficulties when these products are stored in liquid nitrogen.

Un étui de ce type est décrit dans le document EP-A-0 052 243.A case of this type is described in document EP-A-0 052 243.

Le document US-A- 1 821 472 décrit d'autre part une boîte à cigares en carton comprenant un tiroir emballé de façon étanche dans un film de cellophane.Document US-A-1,821,472 further describes a cardboard cigar box comprising a drawer tightly wrapped in a cellophane film.

La présente invention a pour objet de proposer un étui de protection de produits fragiles de conception simple et robuste et permettant la visualisation au moins partielle mais permanente du produit entreposé tout en le protégeant efficacement et permettant en outre une identification rapide, visuelle, de son contenu.The object of the present invention is to propose a protective case for fragile products of simple and robust design and allowing at least partial but permanent visualization of the stored product while effectively protecting it and also allowing rapid, visual identification of its content. .

Pour ce faire, l'invention propose un étui selon la revendication 1.To do this, the invention provides a case according to claim 1.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques plus particulières de l'invention :

  • la partie en forme de coque à une configuration générale prismatique, la découpe étant formée sur l'une faces du prisme ;
  • la zone, permettant un accès visuel, de la partie complémentaire, est une plaque, adjourée ou avantageusement réalisée en matériel transparent.
  • la partie complémentaire comporte, dans un au moins un de ses bords, un logement, typiquement réalisé par pliage ou moulage, pour recevoir un organe d'identificaiton, typiquement une étiquette.
According to other more specific features of the invention:
  • the shell-shaped part has a general prismatic configuration, the cutout being formed on one face of the prism;
  • the area, allowing visual access, of the complementary part, is a plate, perforated or advantageously made of transparent material.
  • the complementary part comprises, in at least one of its edges, a housing, typically produced by folding or molding, for receiving an identification member, typically a label.

La présente invention à également pour objet l'utilisation d'un tel étui pour la congélation et/ou le stockage cryogénique d'éléments biologiques, en particulier de poches de sang.The present invention also relates to the use of such a case for freezing and / or cryogenic storage of biological elements, in particular blood bags.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention ressortiront de la description suivante de modes de réalisation, donnés à titre illustratif mais nullement limitatif, faite en relation avec les dessins annexés, sur lesquels :

  • la Figure 1 est une vue en perspective et partiellement en coupe d'un - mode de réalisation de l'invention ;
  • la Figure 2 est une vue en perspective d'un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention ;
  • la Figure 3 est une vue analogue à la Figure 1 montrant une variante de réalisation de l'invention; et
  • la Figure 4 est une vue partielle, en coupe longitudinale, d'une extrémité d'un tiroir formant logement selon encore un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will emerge from the following description of embodiments, given by way of illustration but in no way limiting, made in relation to the appended drawings, in which:
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view and partially in section of an - embodiment of the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention;
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing an alternative embodiment of the invention; and
  • Figure 4 is a partial view, in longitudinal section, of one end of a drawer forming a housing according to yet another embodiment of the invention.

Dans la description qui va suivre et sur les dessins, les éléments identiques et/ou analogues portent les mêmes chiffres de référence, éventuellement indicés.In the description which follows and in the drawings, identical and / or analogous elements bear the same reference numbers, possibly indexed.

Sur la Figure 1, on a représenté une structure d'étui de protection d'un produit fragile de forme générale plate, référencé 1, par exemple un produit biologique dans une poche, typiquement une poche de sang. Cette poche 1 comprend classiquement une étiquette 2, représentée en grisé sur les figures, d'identification de la poche et du lot de produits, typiquement avec un code barre.In Figure 1, there is shown a protective case structure of a fragile product of generally flat shape, referenced 1, for example a biological product in a bag, typically a blood bag. This pocket 1 conventionally comprises a label 2, shown in gray in the figures, for identifying the pocket and the batch of products, typically with a bar code.

La poche 1 est disposée dans le volume intérieur d'un élément récepteur à rigidité de forme à configuration de tiroir 3, de forme prismatique, typiquement de forme parallélépipédique, avec un fond plat rigide 4 entouré de bords latéraux, tel le bord latéral supérieur 5, définissant un volume récepteur intérieur pour le produit fragile à entreposer.The pocket 1 is disposed in the interior volume of a rigidity-receiving element with a drawer configuration configuration 3, of prismatic shape, typically of rectangular shape, with a rigid flat bottom 4 surrounded by lateral edges, such as the upper lateral edge 5, defining an interior receiving volume for the fragile product to be stored.

Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, le tiroir 3 est introduit, par une ouverture d'accès supérieur 6 formée par la face supérieure ouverte d'un élément en forme de coque 7, de forme générale parallélépipédique définissant un volume intérieur correspondant sensiblement aux dimensions hors tout du tiroir 3. Ce volume intérieur est fermé, d'un côté, par une paroi de coque principale 70. Selon un aspect de l'invention, au moins une partie de la face principale opposée à la paroi 70 forme une découpe 80, délimitée latéralement par des portions de parois latérales 8 formant avec les bords latéraux 9 de la coque 7 des glissières de guidage et de contention pour le tiroir 3 de façon que, lorsque ce dernier est mis en place dans la coque 7, une partie substantielle du fond 4 soit exposée via la découpe 80 à l'extérieur de la coque 7. L'extrémité du volume intérieur de la coque 7 opposée à l'ouverture d'accès 6 est fermée au moins en partie par un bord formant un fond 10 de la coque 7. Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 2, ce bord 10 se prolonge vers le haut par une paroi frontale inférieure 11 occultant une partie de la découpe frontale 80 de la coque 7.In the embodiment shown, the drawer 3 is introduced, by an upper access opening 6 formed by the open upper face of a shell-shaped element 7, of generally parallelepipedal shape defining an interior volume corresponding substantially to the dimensions outside all of the drawer 3. This interior volume is closed, on one side, by a main shell wall 70. According to one aspect of the invention, at least part of the main face opposite the wall 70 forms a cutout 80, laterally delimited by portions of lateral walls 8 forming with the lateral edges 9 of the shell 7 guide and retention slides for the drawer 3 so that, when the latter is placed in the shell 7, a substantial part of the bottom 4 is exposed via the cutout 80 outside the shell 7. The end of the interior volume of the shell 7 opposite the access opening 6 is closed at least in part by a bor d forming a bottom 10 of the shell 7. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, this edge 10 is extended upwards by a lower front wall 11 obscuring part of the front cutout 80 of the shell 7.

Typiquement, la coque 7 est réalisée par mise en forme et pliage à partir d'un flan métallique en aluminium ou en acier inoxydable.Typically, the shell 7 is produced by shaping and folding from a metal blank of aluminum or stainless steel.

Dans le mode de réalisation préféré de la Figure 1, le tiroir 3 est réalisé d'une seule pièce, par moulage ou pliage, en matériau plastique optiquement transparent, par exemple en polymethacrylate de méthyle, de préférence en polycarbonate. De cette façon, comme illustré sur la Figure 1, toute la face de la poche 1 posée contre le fond du tiroir 3, y compris l'étiquette 2, est en permanence visible de l'extérieur.In the preferred embodiment of Figure 1, the drawer 3 is made in one piece, by molding or folding, in optically transparent plastic material, for example polymethyl methacrylate, preferably polycarbonate. In this way, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the entire face of the pocket 1 placed against the bottom of the drawer 3, including the label 2, is permanently visible from the outside.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la Figure 2, le tiroir 3 est réalisé par mise en forme et pliage à partir d'un flan métalique, en carton ou en matériau plastique non transparent, le fond 4 du tiroir 3 étant pourvu, au moins à l'endroit ou se situe normalement l'étiquette 2, d'une série de découpes ou de lumières 12 permettant de voir l'essentiel de l'étiquette 2.In the embodiment of Figure 2, the drawer 3 is made by shaping and folding from a metal blank, cardboard or non-transparent plastic material, the bottom 4 of the drawer 3 being provided, at least at the place where the label 2 is normally located, a series of cutouts or lights 12 making it possible to see the essentials of the label 2.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la Figure 3, analogue par ailleurs à celui de la Figure 1, le bord supérieur 5 du tiroir 3 définit, sur au moins une partie de sa longueur, un logement 50 pour recevoir une étiquette 20 portant des inscriptions 21 d'identification de l'étui et de son contenu, par exemple un code-barre et un titre, réalisée typiquement sous la forme d'une bande souple en papier ou matériau plastique imprimable ou embossable. Cette étiquette permet ainsi une identification rapide des étuis, même lorsqu'ils sont emplis ou regroupés en faisceaux.In the embodiment of FIG. 3, similar moreover to that of FIG. 1, the upper edge 5 of the drawer 3 defines, over at least part of its length, a housing 50 for receiving a label 20 bearing inscriptions 21 identifying the case and its contents, for example a bar code and a title, typically produced in the form of a flexible strip of paper or printable or embossable plastic material. This label thus allows rapid identification of the cases, even when they are filled or grouped in bundles.

Le tiroir 3 étant avantageusement réalisé en matériau transparent, le logement 20 est avantageusement intégré dans le bord supérieur 5 de façon à protéger l'étiquette 20 et à permettre la lecture de ces inscriptions 21 au travers de la paroi du bord 5.As the drawer 3 is advantageously made of transparent material, the housing 20 is advantageously integrated into the upper edge 5 so as to protect the label 20 and to allow these inscriptions 21 to be read through the wall of the edge 5.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la Figure 3, le logement 20 est réalisé dans l'épaisseur du bord 5, le tiroir étant réalisé par moulage.In the embodiment of Figure 3, the housing 20 is made in the thickness of the edge 5, the drawer being made by molding.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la Figure 4, le tiroir est réalisé par pliage à partir d'un flan plat et le logement 20 est également réalisé par le pliage en U du bord supérieur 5 dont le prolongement 5a est replié à l'intérieur du tiroir pour former la fente 20 de réception d'étiquette.In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the drawer is produced by folding from a flat blank and the housing 20 is also produced by folding the upper edge 5 into a U, the extension 5a of which is folded inside the drawer to form the label receiving slot 20.

L'étui selon l'invention permet, de façon classique, le stockage d'éléments biologiques congelés dans des tiroirs immergés dans un bain d'azote liquide. Il présente en outre l'avantage de permettre également la congélation préalable de ces éléments biologiques, ce qui permet de réduire les opérations de manutention et les risques d'endommagement de ces derniers. Avantageusement, comme représenté sur la figure 2, un organe élastique, en occurrence, une lame en ressort 13, est interposé entre le fond 4 du tiroir 3 est les bords 8 des glissières latérales de la coque 7 pour écraser légèrement les zones de la poche 1 dépassant de la face ouverte du tiroir 3 et repartir ainsi de façon plus homogène le produit dans la poche 1 avant sa congélation.The case according to the invention allows, conventionally, the storage of frozen biological elements in drawers immersed in a bath of liquid nitrogen. It also has the advantage of also allowing the prior freezing of these biological elements, which makes it possible to reduce the handling operations and the risks of damaging them. Advantageously, as shown in FIG. 2, an elastic member, in this case, a spring leaf 13, is interposed between the bottom 4 of the drawer 3 and the edges 8 of the lateral slides of the shell 7 to slightly crush the zones of the pocket. 1 protruding from the open face of the drawer 3 and thus distribute the product more evenly in the pocket 1 before it is frozen.

Quoique la présente invention était décrite en relation avec des modes de réalisation particuliers, elle ne se trouve pas limitée mais au contraire susceptible de modifications et de variantes qui apparaîtront à l'homme de métier dans le cadre de revendications qui suivent.Although the present invention was described in relation to particular embodiments, it is not limited but on the contrary susceptible of modifications and variants which will appear to a person skilled in the art in the context of the claims which follow.

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  1. Case for protecting a fragile product, comprising a frame part (7) defining a first receiving volume which is accessible via at least one access opening (6) and comprising, on at least one lateral zone, a cutout (80), and a complementary part (3) which can be inserted into the frame part, comprising a rigid base wall (4) surrounded by lateral edges (5) defining a second receiving volume which receives the fragile product, characterized in that, when the case is in the assembled state, the base wall (4) extends at least in front of the cutout in the frame part and is designed to permit, in the assembled state, visual inspection of the content of the second receiving volume.
  2. Case according to Claim 1, characterized in that the frame part (7) has a general parallelepipedal configuration, the cutout (80) being formed in one of the main faces of the parallelepiped, the complementary part (3) having a drawer configuration.
  3. Case according to one of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the base wall (4) of the complementary part (3) comprises slots (12).
  4. Case according to one of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that at least the base wall (4) of the complementary part (3) is made of optically transparent material.
  5. Case according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the complementary part (3) is in one piece.
  6. Case according to Claims 4 and 5, characterized in that the complementary part (3) is made of polycarbonate.
  7. Case according to Claim 6, characterized in that the complementary part (3) comprises, in at least one of its lateral edges (5), a seat (50) for an element (20) identifying the case.
  8. Case according to Claim 7, characterized in that the seat (50) is formed by moulding in the thickness of the edge (5).
  9. Case according to Claim 7, characterized in that the seat is formed by folding the edge (5) in a U-shape (5a).
  10. Case according to one of Claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the identification element (20) is a flexible tape.
  11. Case according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the frame part (7) is made of metal.
  12. Case according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one elastic stressing element (13) between the frame part (7) and the complementary part (3).
  13. Use of a case according to one of the preceding claims for freezing and cryogenic storage of biological elements.
EP00400268A 1999-03-02 2000-02-01 Protective case for fragile products and use of such a case for cryogenic storage of biological elements Expired - Lifetime EP1033322B1 (en)

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FR9902555A FR2790449B1 (en) 1999-03-02 1999-03-02 CASE FOR PROTECTING FRAGILE PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SUCH A CASE FOR THE CRYOGENIC STORAGE OF BIOLOGICAL ELEMENTS
FR9903152A FR2791044A1 (en) 1999-03-15 1999-03-15 Holder for protecting fragile products e.g. pouches of frozen blood comprises transparent drawer sliding in metal support
FR9903152 1999-03-15

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