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US 4,060,457 AGranted
Apparatus for growing animal cells
AssigneeIchiro Kojima
InventorsMasahiko Iizuka, Jiro Suzuki, Sigeyasu Kobayashi
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Abstract
An apparatus for growing animal cells of this invention comprises tubes with a hole near bottom of each tube and a variable angle tube holder. Cells may be attached and proliferated in the tubes which contain a nutrient medium, which can be removed simply from the tubes through holes by changing the angle of the tubes. Cell sheets in many tubes can be washed simply, rapidly and simultaneously.
Claims8
An apparatus for growing animal cells, said apparatus comprising:
- a. a plurality of small vessels, each said vessel having a hole in the lower portion thereof;
- b. a box reservoir;
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- c. vessel holder means including an upper panel and a lower panel mounted in said box reservoir, said upper panel and said lower panel each including holding means for cooperating with each other to hold each of said vessels, wherein at least one of said panels can be moved horizontally with respect to the other of said panels such that the angle of the axis of each said vessel when in said holder means can be set parallel to one another at 30.degree.-60.degree. on either side of the vertical by the horizontal movement of said panels with respect to one another, and wherein said hole is positioned in said vessel such that it is at the lowest point of said vessel when said vessel is tilted to one side of the vertical by said holder means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.