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US 2007/0166822 A1Published application
Device for trapping extraneous gas
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsDavid A. Kenney, Joseph C. Wall
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Abstract
A device for trapping extraneous gas or bubbles is disclosed. The device is defined as having a gas collection area in a tapered neck portion such that when used as a cell culturing apparatus, extraneous gas or bubbles are trapped and isolated from the cell growth areas where cells or media reside.
Claims18
A device for trapping extraneous gas or bubbles comprising:
- one or more surfaces defining an internal volume;
- at least one opening in said one or more surfaces;
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- a gas collection area incorporated within said internal volume;
- whereby when said internal volume is substantially filled with a liquid and tilted, said gas collection area traps said extraneous gas.
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A method of culturing cells comprising:
- providing a cell growth apparatus for trapping extraneous gas or bubbles comprising:
- one or more surfaces defining an internal volume;
- an opening in said one or more surfaces;
- and a gas collection area incorporated in said internal volume;
- introducing cells and/or media into said cell growth apparatus in a vertical filling position,
- filling said internal volume,
- tilting said apparatus to a horizontal cell growth position,
- allowing extraneous gas or bubbles to be captured in a gas collection area, and
- incubating said apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.