Reflect Scientific announced an additional patent has been granted by United States Patent Office for an ultra-low temperature (-160C) chest freezer based on the proven Cryometrix liquid nitrogen cooling technology.
Ultra-low temperature mechanical freezers face unique issues. Lack of temperature uniformity throughout the storage volume can be a problem for both upright and chest freezers. Opening and closing the door creates a large influx of warm air causing an extended temperature recovery time. Reflect Scientific has already addressed this concern for upright freezers with its unique liquid nitrogen based Cryometrix system. A recently issued Reflect Scientific patent now addresses these concerns with a superior chest freezer design. The Cryometrix chest freezer temperature stability and resistance to warm air infiltration during opening provides a very consistent, controlled low temperature environment that can be relied upon for safely storing high value products such as CAR-T therapeutics. This patented technology provides the next level of temperature uniformity and control.
The cold chain management of COVID vaccines continues to present challenges in storage and distribution; and we believe our patented freezer technology could have a favorable and positive impact on the current pandemic and would be a valuable asset for the distribution and storage of the current COVID-19 vaccines that require storage at extremely cold temperatures.
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This solution does not require dry ice, which has temperature limitations. Dry ice is limited to -78.5C (the current Pfizer vaccine has been reported to require -80C); and dry ice can also present challenges with respect to handling. Liquid nitrogen in the Cryometrix system is in a contained environment.
Cryometrix freezers typically show higher storage capacity per footprint compared to mechanical freezers, and they have excellent temperature uniformity throughout the payload space with essentially no build-up of ice on payload. The newly granted patent for a “chest” freezer will be a welcome and important addition to our Cryometrix freezers.