Networked incubator operation
AssigneeThrive Bioscience, Inc.
InventorHoward Cannon
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to a networked cell culture incubator and to methods for operating such an incubator. In one aspect, the cell culture incubator includes a network interface for communicating with a source of parameter data utilized successfully by other incubators. The incubator receives appropriate parameter data and conducts the incubation process as prescribed by the parameter data so as to provide an improved environment for cell culture growth. The incubator may share its own parameter data with the data source for use by other incubators. The incubator and data source may share other forms of data as well.
Claims6
A cell culture incubator system, the system comprising:
- a database;
- a first networked incubator in operable communication with the database, wherein the first networked incubator is configured to image cell cultures therein, stitch the images together, and analyze the images to provide image analysis data and communicate data that comprises incubator operating parameters, image data and image analysis data to the database;
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- a second networked incubator in operable communication with the database, wherein the second networked incubator is configured to receive data received from the first networked incubator, and further configured to control operation of the second networked incubator.
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