ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,952, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Overture Life Inc. (New York).
"Cryostorage device" was invented by Pablo Carasa Ruiz (Madrid), Luis Morgado Garcia (Madrid), Lionel Matthys (Madrid) and Cristina Dosda Munuera (Madrid).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are cryostorage devices, systems, and methods for cryopreservation or vitrification of biological materials, such as oocytes and embryos. These cryostorage devices can include a capillary straw with the dual functionality for loading/unloading a sample. The devices can also include a self-sealing mechanism and an adapter for coupling with pipettes to enable loading ...