EP1499840A1 - Conteneur pour transporter des mati res biologiques - Google Patents

Conteneur pour transporter des mati res biologiques

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EP1499840A1
EP1499840A1 EP03722582A EP03722582A EP1499840A1 EP 1499840 A1 EP1499840 A1 EP 1499840A1 EP 03722582 A EP03722582 A EP 03722582A EP 03722582 A EP03722582 A EP 03722582A EP 1499840 A1 EP1499840 A1 EP 1499840A1
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transport container
biological material
container according
dewar vessel
transport
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Oliver Ringleb
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Biotissue Technologies GmbH
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Biotissue Technologies GmbH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N1/00—Preservation of bodies of humans or animals, or parts thereof
    • A01N1/02—Preservation of living parts
    • A01N1/0236—Mechanical aspects
    • A01N1/0263—Non-refrigerated containers specially adapted for transporting or storing living parts whilst preserving, e.g. cool boxes, blood bags or "straws" for cryopreservation
    • A01N1/0273—Transport containers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N1/00—Preservation of bodies of humans or animals, or parts thereof
    • A01N1/02—Preservation of living parts
    • 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
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/02—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using ice, e.g. ice-boxes
    • F25D3/06—Movable containers
    • F25D3/08—Movable containers portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
    • 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
    • A61J1/165—Cooled holders, e.g. for medications, insulin, blood, plasma
    • 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
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/082—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid disposed in a cold storage element not forming part of a container for products to be cooled, e.g. ice pack or gel accumulator
    • 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
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/804—Boxes

Definitions

  • Biological material is very temperature-sensitive, especially when it is a matter of viable mammalian cells or organs, and the body's own temperature homeostasis ensures that the temperature remains constant within the mammalian organism. Outside the organism, the cells are also dependent on such a constant temperature without being able to ensure temperature compensation themselves.
  • the body temperature of most mammals as well as humans is above 30 ° C. In humans, this is usually +37 ° C.
  • the metabolism of the mammalian cell is adapted to this temperature in such a way that most of the cell's enzymes have an optimum in this area. If the cell temperature deviates significantly from this optimum, the cell is usually initially damaged, and in extreme cases cell death. Current methods of preservation are usually based on the slowdown in the metabolism caused by the cold, for example by cooling or freezing. The risk of cell damage is high.
  • transplants are currently frozen in liquid nitrogen at -70 ° C and / or on ice, ie at around 0 ° C transported to -20 ° C in special containers. Although this treatment ensures the viability of the majority of the cells, it tacitly accepts the death of a certain proportion of them.
  • the present invention therefore has as its object a transport container for biological material, in particular for a material to be transplanted, which makes it possible to transport the cells at a constant temperature within a predetermined range and thus to maintain the viability of the cells during the transport.
  • the transport container according to the invention advantageously has both means for maintaining the temperature, such as the Dewar vessel and the insulating material, and also means for storing cold and / or heat, such as the at least one heating and / or cooling unit.
  • this can significantly delay the temperature compensation with the ambient temperature.
  • heat when heat is added or removed, energy can be supplied or absorbed from the heating and / or cooling unit due to this compensation, which further delays the temperature compensation process.
  • the use of a reversibly sealable Dewar vessel also allows the material to be handled sterile, regardless of the external insulation.
  • the insulating material used can be any material that has sufficient insulating properties, ie has a sufficiently low thermal conductivity. Natural insulation materials such as cotton, wood shavings, cellulose etc., or synthetic insulation materials can be used. The latter are preferred because of their availability and simpler sterile handling.
  • the insulating material therefore very particularly preferably consists of a material selected from polyurethane, polystyrene such as Styropor®, polycarbonate, copolymers containing these and mixtures thereof.
  • the Dewar vessel used according to the invention is, according to its name, a double-walled, mirrored glass or stainless steel vessel with a vacuum or reduced pressure located between the walls.
  • the Dewar vessel can be reversibly closed in the sense that it can be opened and closed repeatedly without destroying the closing mechanism. This can be provided, for example, by a screw mechanism or a clip mechanism.
  • the Dewar vessel and lid can preferably be sterilized. This avoids contamination of the biological material during transportation.
  • the Dewar vessel is preferably a commercially available thermos flask, for example available from Hintz, Wiesbaden, Germany.
  • the heating and / or cooling unit is an unit comprising a flexible sleeve filled with a heat transfer fluid.
  • a heat transfer fluid for example, sleeves made of elastomers such as polyethylene or polypropylene are suitable. These are usually filled with suitable heat transfer fluids and possibly solid components such as sponges etc.
  • a particularly suitable unit is sold by Laminar Medica Ltd, Hertfordshire, UK, under the name "Medicool MC-20" or "Medicool MC-11".
  • the at least one heating and / or cooling unit is arranged in the Dewar vessel.
  • the biological material is usually placed in a suitable container near the aggregate.
  • the container with the biological material is preferably in direct contact with the aggregate (s).
  • the biological material is most preferably “sandwich-like” between the two aggregates.
  • the biological material can be arranged both horizontally and vertically in relation to the walls of the dewar.
  • the transport container according to the invention can additionally contain a biological material in the Dewar vessel.
  • This biological material is preferably contained in a closable container, preferably a syringe, a bag, a tube, etc. Any commonly used container is suitable as long as it can effectively protect the material from contact with its surroundings.
  • the container can optionally have an outer packaging.
  • the biological material to be transported according to the invention and accordingly contained in the transport container can in principle be any desired biological material.
  • they are preferably viable cells, very particularly preferably viable mammalian cells, including human cells, since they benefit most from the constant temperature.
  • the biological material can specifically be a cell suspension, a tissue, material populated with cells or an organ. Preferably, these materials are intended for transplantation into a host, including humans.
  • the biological material is very particularly preferably a cell suspension, for example of chondrocytes, periosteal cells, melanocytes, keratinocytes, etc. in a suitable medium.
  • the reversibly closable container for the biological material can additionally contain a second material, optionally in a further chamber.
  • a second material optionally in a further chamber.
  • it can be, for example, an auxiliary solution for the transplant.
  • An example of such an auxiliary solution would be a solution containing fibrinogen, the container containing a suspension of melanocytes or periosteal cells in combination with thrombin as the first solution.
  • the transport container comprises a self-supporting box-shaped container made of cardboard 1. This is lined with a polyurethane insulating material 2. Embedded in the insulating material 2 is a thermos 3, which can be closed with a screw cap 3a, hi the can 3 there are two Medicool cooling units 4. Between them, a tube or a syringe 5 with the biological material is arranged. Tests with a transport container designed in this way have shown that no significant temperature fluctuations could be detected inside the Dewar vessel over a period of up to 48 hours. At the same time, the material was protected against damage in shipping. The transport container was tested with the help of thermal sensors, with temperature measurements being carried out at regular intervals. Tests were carried out both under controlled laboratory conditions and in real delivery by a courier service. The results show that the temperature constant for the biological material can be guaranteed with the aid of the transport container according to the invention.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un conteneur (1) pour transporter des matières biologiques et son utilisation pour le transport de telles matières.
EP03722582A 2002-04-30 2003-04-30 Conteneur pour transporter des mati res biologiques Withdrawn EP1499840A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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DE10219312A DE10219312A1 (de) 2002-04-30 2002-04-30 Transportbehälter für biologisches Material
DE10219312 2002-04-30
PCT/EP2003/004561 WO2003093740A1 (fr) 2002-04-30 2003-04-30 Conteneur pour transporter des matières biologiques

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AU (1) AU2003229762A1 (fr)
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