Drawer system for cultivating tissue
AssigneeHumacyte, Inc.
InventorsRobert Schutte, Dustin Cashman, Joshua McCall, Heather L Prichard, Justin T. Strader
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, apparatuses, devices and methods for a bioreactor which, in some embodiments, comprises a drawer cage, housing or frame (such terms being used interchangeably throughout), at least one drawer arranged within the drawer cage, where each drawer can be configured to contain a plurality of bioreactors for cultivating biological matter, and a platform upon which the drawer cage is positioned. The platform can include a first axis upon which the drawer cage rotates or tilts thereon.
Claims26
A bioreactor system, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a platform having a planar surface;
- a mount extending from and orthogonal to the planar surface, the mount comprising a motor drive;
- a bioreactor array housing arranged within the enclosure and supported on the planar surface of the platform by a first edge on a first side of the bioreactor array housing, the first edge comprising a straight section and a curved section to passively permit constrained rotation of the bioreactor array housing, the curved section of the first edge of the bioreactor array housing being in contact with a bearing surface on the planar surface of the platform, the bioreactor array housing further comprising a fixture on a second side of the bioreactor array housing, the fixture being coupled to the motor drive on the mount;
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- at least one bioreactor array comprising a plurality of bioreactors arranged within the bioreactor array housing, each bioreactor of the at least one bioreactor array being configured for cultivating vascular grafts;
- wherein the platform is configured to rotate about a first axis that is perpendicular to the planar surface of the platform,
- wherein the bioreactor array housing is configured to rotate about the first axis and rotate about a second axis defined by the planar surface of the platform via the fixture and the curved section of the first edge of the bioreactor array housing, the second axis being orthogonal to the first axis, and
- wherein the platform and the bioreactor array housing are independently rotatable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.