Patent ID: 8372633

Claim:
Kit for packaging a predetermined volume of substance to be preserved by cryogenic vitrification, comprising: a unitary package, said unitary package including: a sheathing ( 2 ; 102 ; 202 ; 302 ) including a thin tube ( 6 ) having a predetermined inside diameter (D i ) and a predetermined length (L); a support ( 3 ; 103 ; 203 ; 303 ) including an area ( 13 ; 18 ; 19 ) for receiving said predetermined volume, said support ( 3 ; 103 ; 203 ; 303 ) having a predetermined length (L 1 ) less than said predetermined length (L) of said thin tube ( 6 ) and being configured to be introduced into said thin tube ( 6 ); and a pusher member ( 4 ) having a first portion ( 14 ) including an abutment and a second portion ( 15 ) extending a predetermined length (L 2 ) from said abutment, the sum of said predetermined length (L 2 ) of said second portion ( 15 ) and said predetermined length (L 1 ) of said support ( 3 ; 103 ; 203 ; 303 ) being less than said predetermined length (L) of said thin tube ( 6 ), said second portion ( 15 ) being configured to be introduced into said thin tube ( 6 ) to move said support ( 3 ; 103 ; 203 ; 303 ) forward until the abutment of the first portion ( 14 ) comes up against said thin tube ( 6 ), said support ( 3 ; 103 ; 203 ; 303 ) then assuming a predetermined position in said thin tube ( 6 ) with a gap between each end ( 21 ; 121 ; 221 ; 321 , 22 ; 122 ; 222 ; 322 ) of said support ( 2 ; 102 ; 202 ; 302 ) and the adjacent end ( 8 , 9 ) of said thin tube ( 6 ), wherein the pusher member is used for only one support and only one sheathing.