Patent ID: 7618584
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: A01N,A61M,A61P

Abstract:
1. A bag system for collection and cryopreservation of a quantity of body fluid and cells contained therein in a sterile, closed system having a plurality of parts, the system comprising: pre-connected device for directly and sterilely collecting body fluid and cells contained therein from a subject's body or blood vessel into the previously sterilized, closed system having a plurality of interconnected sterile parts, separably connected to one another within the closed system, capable of holding or receiving cryopreservation liquids in sterile form without damage to the system, wherein the plurality of parts comprise one or more regions; component for holding concentrated cryopreservation liquids in a protected area within the sterile closed system until addition of the cryopreservation liquid to the collected body fluid within the system; region for mixing the cryopreservation liquids and a volume of the collected body fluid and cells contained therein to form a mixture, the region having a closable vent for venting air therefrom within the closed system without opening the closed system, wherein the region is airtight when the vent is closed; a plurality of shut-off elements and connecting lines, wherein the connecting lines communicatingly connect parts of the bag system to one another within the closed, sterile system, wherein the regions for storing the liquids and the body fluid and mixtures thereof are hermetically sealable and separable from one another without breaching the closed system, and wherein the collected fluids and cells within the sterile, closed bag system are not exposed to outside contamination at any time during collection, processing or cryopreservation.