Continuous Flow Bioreactor
OwnerKrishna P. Surapaneniinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward bioreactor systems capable of causing internal contents to have an angular motion throughout the bioreactor container without rotating the container. In one embodiment, the bioreactor system has a base platform, including three areas, a toroidal container removably attached to the base platform, a three separate members physically attached to the three areas, and a plurality of motors, where each of the motors is configured to cause an independent translational movement in each of the members and where the translation movement in each of the members causes a corresponding translational movement in a portion of the toroidal container proximate to the moving area.
Claims20
A bioreactor system comprising:
- a. A base platform having a flat surface, a first area, a second area, and a third area, wherein each of said first, second, and third areas are separated by a distance;
- b. A toroidal container removably attached to said base platform;
- c. A first member physically attached to said first area;
- d. A second member physically attached to said second area;
- e. A third member physically attached to said third area;
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- f. A plurality of motors, wherein each of said motors is configured to cause an independent translational movement in said first member, said second member, and said third member, and wherein said translation movement in each of said first member, second member, and third member causes a corresponding translational movement in a portion of said toroidal container proximate to said first area, said second area, and said third area, respectively.
A bioreactor system comprising:
- a. A base platform having a flat surface, a first area, a second area, and a third area, wherein each of said first, second, and third areas are separated by a distance;
- b. A container removably attached to said base platform;
- c. A first member physically attached to said first area;
- d. A second member physically attached to said second area;
- e. A third member physically attached to said third area;
- f. A first motor, wherein said first motor is configured to cause a first translational movement in said first member;
- g. A second motor, wherein said second motor is configured to cause a second translational movement in said second member;
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- h. A third motor, wherein said third motor is configured to cause a third translational movement in said third member, wherein each of said first, second, and third translational movements are capable of occurring independent of each other and wherein said first, second, and third translation movements by each of said first, second, and third members causes a corresponding translational movement in a portion of said toroidal container proximate to said first area, said second area, and said third area, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.