Patent ID: 8568516

Claim:
A biosafety system, comprising: a biosafety cabinet device, comprising: one or more walls forming a housing; a work area contained within the housing; and a first filter in fluid communication with the work area for filtering fluid passing through and exiting the work area, the first filter comprising a primary filtration surface through which a majority of fluid being filtered by the first filter passes; and a fluid permeable filter removal device configured to couple to the first filter, the fluid permeable filter removal device comprising a rigid barrier layer and one or more handling mechanisms adjoined with the rigid barrier layer and extending distal to the rigid barrier layer; wherein when the fluid permeable filter removal device is securely coupled to the first filter, the rigid barrier layer extends substantially across a non-peripheral portion of the primary filtration surface of the first filter and allows passage of fluid from the work area through the primary filtration surface of the first filter.