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US 2022/0089998 A1Published application
Incubator with Air Curtain
AssigneeEmbrient, Inc.
InventorsRoyal Q. Le, Barry E. Rothenberg, Kyong-su Son
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Abstract
An incubator for cell and tissue culture under controlled atmospheric conditions has a primary air flow control device that forms a primary, preferably laminar flow, air veil across an opening that allows access to the cells or tissue cultures disposed within the incubator. Preferably, most if not all of the air in the primary (laminar flow) air veil is recirculated, and a secondary air flow control device is used that forms a secondary, preferably laminar flow, air veil between the primary (laminar flow) air veil and a user of the incubator.
Claims20
A controlled atmosphere device, comprising:
- a housing that at least partially encloses an internal container, wherein the internal container has an opening;
- primary and secondary air flow control devices coupled to the device that are configured to generate respective primary and secondary air veils flowing substantially parallel to each other and along or substantially parallel to a hypothetical plane covering the opening;
- wherein the primary air flow control device comprises a vane that is configured to allow changing direction of the primary air veil during at least some time of operation to thereby enable mixing of air in the internal container of the device;
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- wherein the device is configured as a glove box, a cell or tissue culture bench, or a fume hood;
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- wherein the device is configured as a cell or tissue culture incubator that further comprises a door that is coupled to the housing and/or the internal container such that the door is movable in a non-pivoting motion.
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