Patent ID: 6858424

Claim:
A biopharmaceutical product cryopreservation system, for cryopreserving a biopharmaceutical product, comprising: a cryopreservation compartment; a cryopreservation fluid located within the cryopreservation compartment; and a biopharmaceutical product cryopreservation vial located within the cryopreservation compartment, and the biopharmaceutical product cryopreservation vial comprising a body that comprises an oblong cross-section defining proximal and distal ends of the body, and at least one nucleating structure, coupled to at least one distal end of the body, the at least one nucleating structure contacting the cryopreservation fluid, and the body comprising a cryogenically stable material that is compatible with biopharmaceutical products.