Fluid flow diverter for cell culture vessel
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorGregory Roger Martin
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Abstract
A vessel for culturing of cells is disclosed. The vessel is capable of exhausting substantially all liquid material from the vessel's internal volume through an outlet port. A flange incorporated with the outlet port is utilized as a flow diverter for removing liquid media from internal surfaces of the vessel. The flange also engages the vessel body so that the flow of a liquid medium is directed outward from the internal surfaces of the vessel through the outlet port. The top surface, flange base, and planar surfaces of the flange further assist to redirect surface tension of the fluid toward the port.
Claims15
A cell growth vessel comprising:
- a vessel body having one or more walls defining an internal volume for cell growth;
- a port in at least one said wall of said vessel body, wherein said port defines a fluid outlet;
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- at least one flange,
- wherein said flange extends from an internal surface of said port to an internal surface of one or more walls;
- and,
- wherein said flange comprises a top surface, two opposing surfaces and one or more transitional surfaces defining a three dimensional structure interconnecting said internal surface of said port with said internal surface of said one or more walls of said vessel body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.