Patent ID: 9222728
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: F26B

Abstract:
1. A device for use in lyophilizing a substance and storing therein the lyophilized substance, the device comprising: a body defining a chamber for receiving therein the substance to be lyophilized; a penetrable and resealable portion that is pierceable with an injection or filling member to form an aperture therein to fill the chamber with the substance to be lyophilized through the injection or filling member, and is resealable to hermetically seal the aperture, wherein the penetrable and resealable portion includes an underlying portion formed of a material compatible with a predetermined substance and defining a substance-exposed surface exposed to the predetermined substance within the device, and a resealing portion overlying the underlying portion; and a filter connectable in fluid communication between an interior and exterior of the chamber that permits fluid to flow therethrough in a direction from the interior to the exterior of the chamber, and substantially prevents at least one of contaminants and moisture from flowing therethrough in a direction from the exterior to the interior of the chamber.