System for Oxygenating a Biological Culture
AssigneeLife Technologies Corporation
InventorsChristopher D. Brau, Nephi D. Jones, Benjamin R. Madsen, Michael E. Goodwin
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Abstract
A system for oxygenating a biological culture includes a container bounding a compartment and having a top wall, a bottom wall, and an encircling sidewall extending therebetween; a tubular member projecting into the compartment of the container and terminating at a terminal end; a gas supply coupled with the tubular member and being configured to blow gas through the tubular member; and a mixing element disposed within compartment of the container at a location between the terminal end of the tubular member and the bottom wall of the container, the mixing element being configured to mix the liquid.
Claims20
A system for oxygenating a biological culture comprising:
- a) a container bounding a compartment and having a top wall, a bottom wall, and an encircling sidewall extending therebetween, the compartment having an upper end disposed toward to the top wall and an opposing lower end disposed toward the bottom wall;
- b) a tubular member projecting into the compartment of the container and terminating at a terminal end;
- c) a gas supply coupled with the tubular member and being configured to blow gas through the tubular member;
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- d) a mixing element disposed within compartment of the container at a location between the terminal end of the tubular member and the bottom wall of the container, the mixing element being configured to mix the liquid.
A system for oxygenating a biological culture comprising:
- a) a container bounding a compartment and having a top wall, a bottom wall, and an encircling sidewall extending therebetween;
- b) a liquid disposed within the compartment of the container and having a top surface disposed below the top wall of the container;
- c) a tubular member projecting into the compartment of the container and terminating at a terminal end, the terminal end being disposed between the top wall of the container and the top surface of the liquid;
- d) a gas supply coupled with the tubular member and being configured to blow gas through the tubular member;
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- e) a mixing element disposed within compartment of the container, the mixing element being configured to mix the liquid.
A system for oxygenating a biological culture comprising:
- a) a container bounding a compartment and having a top wall, a bottom wall, and an encircling sidewall extending therebetween;
- b) a liquid disposed within the compartment of the container and having a top surface disposed below the top wall of the container;
- c) a tubular member projecting into the compartment of the container and terminating at a terminal end, the terminal end being disposed between the top wall of the container and the top surface of the liquid;
- d) a gas blowing through the tubular member so that the gas passes over at least a portion of the top surface of the liquid;
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- e) means for mixing the liquid within the compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.