Patent ID: 8028532

Claim:
A system for use in freezing, storing and thawing biopharmaceutical materials, said system comprising: a container means for holding biopharmaceutical material therein; a holder having a cavity, said container means received in said cavity, said holder comprising a first inner support rim extending along a perimeter of said container means and supporting said container means; said holder comprising a second inner support rim extending along said perimeter of said container means, said container means located between said first inner support rim and said second inner support rim; and said first inner support rim separated from an outside holder perimeter of said holder by a surrounding portion of said holder, said outside holder perimeter located outwardly from said first inner support rim in a direction opposite from said cavity, said surrounding portion being configured to inhibit stress and damage to said container means resulting from an impact or a stress to said holder, said surrounding portion forming a second cavity between said first inner support rim and said outside holder perimeter, and said second cavity being isolated from said container means and unoccupied by said container means, said second cavity extending around said perimeter of said container means.