Delivery consumable for delivering a fluid to a bioreactor
AssigneeOribiotech Ltd.
InventorsFarlan Veraitch, Richard Smith, Neil Litten, William Raimes
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a delivery consumable for delivering a fluid to a bioreactor. The delivery consumable comprises a container including a collapsible portion comprising a collapsible wall, and an intermediate portion connected to the collapsible portion and being adapted to hold a fluid. The deliver consumable also comprises a connector adapted to connect the intermediate portion to the bioreactor. The collapsible portion is adapted to collapse and urge the fluid through the connector and into the bioreactor.
Claims17
A delivery consumable for delivering a fluid to a bioreactor, the delivery consumable comprising:
- a container including:
- a collapsible portion comprising a collapsible wall, wherein the collapsible wall comprises a plurality of inward folds and a plurality of outward folds arranged alternately between opposing ends of the collapsible wall;
- and
- an intermediate portion connected to the collapsible portion and being adapted to hold a fluid, and
- a connector adapted to connect the intermediate portion to the bioreactor,
- wherein the intermediate portion is arranged between the collapsible portion and the connector,
- wherein the collapsible portion comprises a frustrum-shaped collapsible wall, including at least a portion of the plurality of inward folds and outward folds, extending from a first end at the intermediate portion to a second end of the collapsible portion opposite to the first end, the first end being larger than the second end, and
- wherein the collapsible portion is adapted to collapse and urge the fluid from the intermediate portion, through the connector, and into the bioreactor.
A method of delivering a fluid to a bioreactor, the method comprising:
- filling a delivery consumable with a fluid, the delivery consumable comprising:
- a collapsible portion comprising a collapsible wall, wherein the collapsible wall comprises a plurality of inward folds and a plurality of outward folds arranged alternately between opposing ends of the collapsible wall;
- and an intermediate portion connected to the collapsible portion and being adapted to hold a fluid, and a connector adapted to connect the intermediate portion to the bioreactor, wherein the intermediate portion is arranged between the collapsible portion and the connector, wherein the collapsible portion comprises a frustrum-shaped collapsible wall, including at least a portion of the plurality of inward folds and outward folds, extending from a first end at the intermediate portion to a second end of the collapsible portion opposite to the first end, the first end being larger than the second end, and wherein the collapsible portion is adapted to collapse and urge the fluid from the intermediate portion, through the connector, and into the bioreactor;
- connecting the delivery consumable to the bioreactor via the connector of the delivery consumable;
- and
- at least partially collapsing the collapsible portion of the delivery consumable to transfer the fluid into the bioreactor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.