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US 5,326,166 AGranted
Mixing apparatus
AssigneeIrvine Scientific Sales Company, Inc.
InventorsBen J. Walthall, Matthew V. Caple, Thomas J. Murphy
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Abstract
Disclosed is a unit volume mixing apparatus for reconstituting a one or more component concentrated media in an influent stream. Mixing is facilitated by a water-driven mixing vortex. The effluent fluid stream is filtered, sterilized and delivered to a sterilized receiving bag for containing a unit volume of reconstituted material.
Claims7
A method of reconstituting a powdered media in a buffer solution, comprising the steps of:
- providing a vortex mixing apparatus having powdered culture media in a first mixing chamber therein and a buffer material in a second mixing chamber therein;
- introducing an influent fluid stream under pressure into the first mixing chamber for mixing with the powdered culture media and creating a mixture therein;
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- thereafter directing the mixture into the second mixing chamber for contacting the buffer material to produce a reconstituted media.
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