Transportable mixing system for biological and pharmaceutical materials

A mixing arrangement, comprising:

• a docking station including a drive cradle and a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism mounted to the drive cradle;
• a rigid container including an integral support plate having a mixing shaft capture extending therethrough, the rigid container removably positioned within the drive cradle;
• a mixing assembly positioned within the rigid container and supported on the integral support plate, the mixing assembly including a pliable enclosure containing a fluid and a mixing device, a portion of the mixing device extending from the pliable enclosure and adapted to be detachably coupled to the drive mechanism through the mixing shaft capture;
• an aperture formed through a side wall of the rigid container, the aperture providing access to the mixing assembly disposed within the rigid container;
• and
• a first plate configured to be detachably secured to the rigid container;
• wherein the pliable enclosure is in compression between the first plate and the integral support when the first plate is secured to the rigid container.