Thawing Device For Frozen Biological Material

A thawing device, comprising: a housing; a first heater plate assembly supported by the housing; at least one first heater thermally coupled to the first heater plate assembly; a second heater plate assembly supported by the housing and opposing the first heater plate assembly to define a bag receiving region between opposing faces of the first heater plate assembly and the second heater plate assembly; at least one second heater thermally coupled to the second heater plate assembly; the thawing device being arranged such that at least one of the first heater plate assembly and the second heater plate assembly is moveable relative to the other of the first heater plate assembly and the second heater plate assembly such that the first heater plate assembly and the second heater plate assembly engage with, and apply heat to, respective opposite sides of the at least one bag containing frozen liquid.