Patent ID: 11903970
Assignee: REGENEXX, LLC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C  G | IPC A  C  G

Claim 20:
21. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
providing the platelet lysis apparatus with;
a compressed gas source;
a conduit extending from the compressed gas source to the sample tube; and
a channel adjacent to the sample tube, said channel being defined by an interior surface of the thermal mass element and an exterior surface of the sample tube, wherein the conduit opens into the channel;

releasing a gas from the compressed gas source into the conduit;
flowing the gas from the conduit to the channel; and
expanding the gas in the channel as the gas is in thermal contact with an exterior surface of the sample tube to promote the freezing of the unfrozen platelet containing substance within the sample tube.