At Haven, our mission is to provide peace at every step of the fertility preservation journey. That’s why we follow a number of protocols and procedures before, during and after transport to ensure our patients’ reproductive tissues remain safe and protected throughout the process.
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Identify, locate, verify and document specimens to be transported
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Complete pre-move documentation and coordination, following standard operating procedure and cryopreservation best practices.
3
Schedule transport and prepare samples for shipment.
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Place samples in canister and inside aluminum transportation dewars. Canisters are secured with ties to prevent movement or temperature changes during transport, and dewars are locked.
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Upon arrival, tanks are signed for and brought into long-term storage facility.
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Shipment tank is topped off with liquid nitrogen to ensure full submersion of the samples.
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The canister is placed in a temperature-controlled Cyro Cart filled with liquid nitrogen.
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Embryologist verifies the labeling on the cane tab, with a witness present for quality and assurance purposes.
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Cane is removed from Cryo Cart and placed in a cryo sleeve inside a canister in the long-term storage tank.
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Embryologist logs the storage locations of the samples in the inventory management system.