Straw for the preservation of a predetermined dose of liquid-based substance, in particular a biological substance

    公开(公告)号:US10335255B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-02

    申请号:US15120575

    申请日:2015-02-20

    申请人: IMV TECHNOLOGIES

    IPC分类号: A61D19/02 A01N1/02 A61D19/04

    摘要: The invention relates to a straw comprising a tube (11) extending between a first end (13) and a second end (14) and comprising a stopper (12) placed in the tube near the first end thereof and extending between a first end (17) facing the first end of the tube, and a second end (20) facing the second end of the tube, said stopper and said tube being configured such that, after a liquid substance (22) has come in contact with the stopper via the second end thereof, the stopper blocks the passage of the liquid substance therethrough and is, by pushing on the first end thereof, slidable into the tube toward the second end thereof. Moreover, the stopper comprises, on the side of the second end of the tube, a barrier pad (16) consisting of hydrophobic threads over the entire cross-section of the tube.

    Device for preserving a predetermined dose of liquid-based substance, and range of such devices

    公开(公告)号:US11406101B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US16070850

    申请日:2017-01-19

    申请人: IMV TECHNOLOGIES

    IPC分类号: A01N1/02 A61D19/02

    摘要: A device for preserving a predetermined dose of liquid-based substance, notably animal semen or a preservation medium containing embryos or tissue samples, comprises a tube (11) made of a weldable plastics material. The tube allows a service state in which a receiving portion (21) intended to contain the said predetermined dose has a circular cross-section whereas a sealing portion (22) comprises a welded pinch (19) and a transition zone (23). Over at least part of the sealing portion a differentiating edge region (28) gives the external surface of the tube a visual appearance different from the visual appearance of the external surface of the tube outside of the differentiating edge region. A range comprises such a device and a similar device but without the differentiating edge region.

    Straw for cryogenic preservation of a dose of liquid-based substance, assembly comprising same, and method for empty this straw

    公开(公告)号:US11564389B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16770124

    申请日:2018-12-05

    申请人: IMV TECHNOLOGIES

    IPC分类号: A01N1/02

    摘要: A straw includes a tube (11), a stopper (13) arranged in the tube and having a passage (35) extending through it, and an emptying needle (14) having a first portion (31) protruding from the stopper as far as a distal end (19) situated in the tube, and a second portion (32) situated in the passage (35) of the stopper, the needle and the stopper forming an insert (12) entirely disposed in the tube and having an internal conduit (24) fluidically connecting the internal spaces of the tube that are situated to either side of the insert, the internal conduit being formed at least in part by the needle. A method for emptying the straw includes establishing a fluidic communication between the needle and a receptacle, and making an opening in the tube in order to connect the dose of liquid-based substance to the atmosphere and allow it to flow.

    Storage receptacle for straws for packaging animal semen and processing installation comprising such a receptacle

    公开(公告)号:US10806555B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-20

    申请号:US15776482

    申请日:2016-09-16

    申请人: IMV TECHNOLOGIES

    摘要: The invention relates to a storage receptacle (1) with a longitudinal opening (5) through which straws (2) for packing liquid-based substance are passed in a predetermined orientation of the straws, a housing (3) provided for the straws and configured to be inserted slidably in a cover (4) of the receptacle, the latter having an open configuration, in which the housing is partially inserted in the cover and the opening is free for the passage of the straws, and a closure configuration, in which the housing is inserted in the cover and the opening is closed by the cover in order to prohibit the passage of the straws. The housing has a parallelepipedal shape, a first front wall in which the opening is formed, a first bottom wall, two first longitudinal wails extending parallel to the opening, and two first side walls which each have two diagonals of a length less than or equal to the length of the straws.

    Device for collecting animal semen

    公开(公告)号:US11259909B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US16419441

    申请日:2019-05-22

    申请人: IMV TECHNOLOGIES

    IPC分类号: A61D19/02 A61B10/00

    摘要: The device (1) comprises an inlet element (28) comprising an interface (40) for connecting to an artificial vagina and delimiting an inlet opening (14), a filter delimiting with the inlet element (28) an inlet chamber (41) on the side of the filter turned towards the opening (14) and a collection bag (4) extending between a closed end (8) and an open end (7) in which said inlet element is engaged; said bag and said filter delimiting a collection chamber (42) on the side of the filter turned towards the end (8); by means of which the semen entering through the opening (14) passes through the filter and comes to the collection chamber (42); the filter being a perforated wall (30) having a tubular portion (22) and a bottom portion (15) closing said tubular portion, and having a surface density of orifices (24) that is greater on said bottom portion than on said tubular portion.

    Straw for the preservation of a predetermined dose of liquid-based substance

    公开(公告)号:US10736723B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US15567626

    申请日:2016-04-19

    申请人: IMV TECHNOLOGIES

    IPC分类号: A61D19/02 G01K11/12

    摘要: The straw includes a tube (11) extending between a first end (16) and a second end (17) and includes a gas-permeable but liquid-impermeable plug (12). The tube (11) is made of a thermochromic material that reversibly changes colour at a pre-set temperature threshold, by virtue of which colour change the tube (11) has a first visual appearance if the temperature thereof is below the preset threshold and a second visual appearance that is different from the first visual appearance if the temperature thereof is above the preset threshold.