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US 2013/0157355 A1Published application
Rockable biocontainer
AssigneePall Corporation
InventorsTimothy Alan Barrett, Alison Jane West, Kenneth Roy Weight, Adam Peter Westwood, Daniel James Kesselaar
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Abstract
Biocontainers, as well as methods and platforms for rocking the biocontainers, are disclosed.
Claims22
A biocontainer, comprising
- a closed container comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, first and second opposing side walls, and third and fourth opposing side walls, the side walls being joined to the top wall and the bottom wall;
- and at least two ports;
- wherein the biocontainer has a substantially rectangular cuboid form, and the biocontainer further comprises at least first and second brackets secured to the container, wherein the first and second brackets are releasably engageable with a platform suitable for supporting the biocontainer.
A method of processing a cell culture-containing fluid, the method comprising
- rocking a biocontainer comprising a substantially cuboid-shaped closed container on a platform along first and second substantially horizontal pivot axes that are perpendicular to one another, wherein the container contains at least a liquid culture medium and cells, and wherein biocontainer further comprises at least first and second brackets secured to the container.
A rockable platform for rocking a biocontainer comprising
- a rockable platform suitable for receiving a substantially cuboid-shaped container, the container comprising at least a first bracket and a second bracket secured thereto, wherein the platform includes at least a first bracket engagement portion and a second bracket engagement portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.