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US 2018/0252208 A1Published application
3d cell washer
AssigneeBio-Tek Instruments, Inc.
InventorsChristopher MANY, Brad LARSON, Byron SMITH, Brian STRUHAMMER
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Abstract
An autoclaving microplate washing system for cells and non-adhering three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures includes one or more peristaltic pumps for controlling the dispensing of washing fluid and the evacuation of fluid from microwells, and means for independently controlling the relative positions between microwells of the microplate and cleaning dispense pipes and evacuation aspiration pipes.
Claims10
A microplate cell washing system comprising:
- a microplate carrier configured to support a microplate;
- a microplate comprising a plurality of microplate wells, the microplate disposed on the microplate carrier;
- a dispensing peristaltic pump;
- a dispensing peristaltic pump cassette comprising a plurality of dispense lines terminating in dispense pipes, the plurality of dispense lines connected to the dispensing peristaltic pump;
- an aspirating peristaltic pump;
- an aspirating peristaltic pump cassette comprising a plurality of aspiration lines terminating in aspiration pipes, the plurality of aspiration lines connected to the aspirating peristaltic pump;
- a processor configured to execute a cleaning control program, which when executed causes the microplate cell washing system to independently control:
- positions of the microplate wells relative to positions of the plurality of dispense pipes, and
- the positions of the microplate wells relative to positions of the plurality of aspiration pipes.
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