Inlet fluid flow diverter port
AssigneeEMD Millipore Corporation
InventorJoseph Cianciolo
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present disclosure comprise a flow diverter for use in a biocontainer or bioreactor, comprising a shoulder having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a conduit extending from the first surface of the shoulder, an inlet at a first end of the conduit, wherein the first end comprises a connector, an outlet formed within the second surface of the shoulder in fluid communication with the inlet at an end opposite the first end of the conduit and a hood adjacent to the outlet, wherein a fluid diverter is capable of directing a fluid down a sidewall of the biocontainer or bioreactor, attenuating a splashing or foaming condition.
Claims10
A flow diverter for use in a biocontainer or bioreactor, comprising:
- a shoulder having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a conduit extending from the first surface of the shoulder;
- an inlet at a first end of the conduit, wherein the first end comprises a connector;
- a first outlet formed within the second surface of the shoulder in fluid communication with the inlet at an end opposite the first end of the conduit;
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- a hood adjacent to the first outlet, the hood extending from the second surface and comprising a second outlet which, in use, deflects fluid supplied through the first outlet, wherein the hood of the flow diverter is capable of directing a fluid down a sidewall of the biocontainer or bioreactor, attenuating a splashing or foaming condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.