Patent ID: 8474228

Claim:
A method for packaging vials containing biological samples for transport, the method comprising: disposing a vial securely fit with a cap containing a biological sample within a first tray cavity defined by a first tray; disposing an additional vial securely fit with an additional cap containing a biological sample within a second tray cavity defined by a second tray; providing a friction fit between the first tray cavity and the vial and the first tray cavity and the cap, and between the second tray cavity and the additional vial and the second tray cavity and the additional cap; mating the first tray with the second tray; independently scanning a barcode on the vial within the first tray cavity and the vial within the second tray cavity; and disposing the mated first and second trays within a sleeve, wherein disposing the mated first and second trays within a sleeve comprises forming a first air pocket between the first tray and the sleeve and a second air pocket between the second tray and the sleeve.