Gas spargers and related container systems
AssigneeHyClone Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsMichael E. Goodwin, Nephi D. Jones, Jeremy K. Larsen
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Abstract
A container system includes a bag having of one or more sheets of flexible polymeric material, the bag having an interior surface at least partially bounding a chamber that is adapted to hold a fluid. A sparger is secured to the interior surface of the bag so that a compartment is formed between the interior surface of the bag and the sparger. At least a portion of the sparger includes a sparging sheet formed from a flexible sheet of a gas permeable material. A tubular port or tube is coupled with the bag so that a passage bounded by the tubular port or tube communicates with the compartment.
Claims22
A container system comprising:
- a bag comprised of one or more sheets of flexible polymeric material, the bag having an interior surface at least partially bounding a chamber, the chamber being adapted to hold a fluid;
- a sparger secured to the interior surface of the bag so that a compartment is formed between the interior surface of the bag and the sparger, at least a portion of the sparger being comprised of a sparging sheet comprised of a flexible sheet of a gas permeable material;
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- a tubular port or tube coupled with the bag so that a passage bounded by the tubular port or tube communicates with the compartment.
A method for sparging a fluid with a gas, the method comprising:
- dispensing a fluid into a chamber of a bag, a sparger being secured to an interior surface of the bag so that a compartment is formed between the interior surface of the bag and the sparger, at least a portion of the sparger being comprised of a sparging sheet comprised of a flexible sheet of a gas permeable material;
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- delivering a gas to the compartment so that the gas passes through the sparging sheet and into contact with the fluid in the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.