Patent ID: 8671783
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A01N,B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. An adapter device comprising: a receptacle section comprising at least one retaining arm adapted to detachably secure a sample chamber for cryoconservation of a biological sample; wherein the at least one retaining arm is adapted to be bent around the sample chamber and at least two ends of the at least one retaining arm are adapted to form a coupling section which is capable of connecting the receptacle section to a base section which can be secured in a cooling device, and the at least one retaining arm is 1) immobile in a holding state at a cryoconservation temperature and secures the sample chamber and 2) at least one of deformable and movable in a release state at a temperature above the cryoconservation temperature so that the sample chamber is detachable from the adapter device or can he inserted into the adapter device.