Patent ID: 9629780
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61J,A61M,B01L,G16H

Claim:
1. A container adapted to store and transport an injectate, the container comprising: an open top end, a closed bottom end, and a central axis extending between the open top end and the closed bottom end; an inlet port at a first axial position within the container; a first piercing member having a distal end and extending through an end closure of the container enclosing the open top end, the first piercing member extending toward the closed bottom end of the container; at least an outlet port at a second axial position within the container, the first axial position and the second axial position being different; a second piercing member having a distal end extending through the end closure of the container toward the closed bottom end of the container; and a divider disposed within the container, the divider extending from the open top end toward the closed bottom end and spaced apart from the closed bottom end and defining an opening, the divider separating the container into a first fluid path on a first side of the divider through which fluid can enter the container through the inlet port and a second fluid path on a second side of the divider through which fluid can enter the opening and exit the container through the outlet port, the second fluid path including at least one filter between the opening and the open top end through which fluid can pass from the first fluid path to the second fluid path but through which at least one component of the injectate cannot pass, wherein the inlet port is disposed on the distal end of the first piercing member and the outlet port is disposed on the distal end of the second piercing member; and wherein, in use, the container encompasses viable cells within a first fluid and at least one of the first axial position and the second axial position is above an axial position of cells settled on or adjacent to the closed bottom end of the container.